One of the nicest aspects of going on a vacation is buying a little souvenir.
That way, when a person gets back home and sees the souvenir, memories of the vacation can come back.
On one vacation to Old Lyme, Connecticut, to stay with very dear friends of more than 50 years of friendship, we stopped at a church gift shop.
The little green pillow, shown at the top of the post, caught my eye.
It is so pretty and dainty. I love the spray of flowers on the pillow's front.
It was a very simple souvenir and didn't cost much money at all.
However, when I see the pillow now, remembrances of the trip to the beach come to mind.
I can listen, once again, to the waves slapping against the sandy shore, hear my late husband's laughter and voice, hear my own voice telling our kids to be careful in the water, think about eating lobster and sipping wine, and on and on.
What a miraculous little pillow that is to be able to conjure up all those sweet, and bittersweet, memories!
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