- - they hang there in my wardrobe, slightly incongruous amongst my coats, dresses, jackets, skirts and blouses. Two small garments - very rarely worn - indeed - one of them only worn once, and the other has only had a handful of outings, both too small for me now - yet I keep them hanging in my wardrobe. I wonder sometimes why I keep them - especially now, as I often think they are unlikely to ever be used again - - and yet - - -
The oldest is now the softest of fabrics, probably because of its age - - it feels fragile to my touch and I love its delicate prettiness - - the other is silky and feels so much stiffer, though, like the other was made for the softest of skins. Neither has been worn for many years - - they were last worn together 26 years ago.
The oldest was worn 22 years ago this month, a very tiny white gown of the softest lace - - - my family Christening gown, that was made new for me, by my mum from her wedding veil, then worn by my sister, my eldest daughter, my son and then my second daughter. Perhaps one day I will have a little grandchild who might wear it once again - - .
The other garment is a tiny white quilted jacket - - new for our son - - made of satin - a lovely sheen on it, and a little more "masculine" we felt, than the lacy shawl that my daughter had been wrapped in on her Christening Day - - -
There are a host of stories around the web this week - you can find links to them all here, so do drop in.
Thanks for stopping by
'til later,
Bannaghtyn, Jen x
oh, oh another person with christening clothes! I love to look at them and marvel that my baby was ever able to fit in them.
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I'm not surprised that you keep them....precious indeed.
ReplyDeletehow lovely to still have them, very precious.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful that it incorporated your mother's veil! Lots of memories and events rolled into one.
ReplyDeleteThey are absolutely beautiful! What I'm really starting to enjoy about this series of Storytelling Sunday is that we are all revealing our similar thinking on the precious things in our lives. I am off to my Mum's soon to have a look for our family Christening Robe :)
ReplyDeleteYour storytelling is beautiful. I was completely enthralled in the way you described these two garments and was pleasantly surprised to find they are baby clothes. Not just any baby clothes either but the most important garments a baby will wear, as they are baptised into God's love. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI know just how special these must be to you...such precious memories..thanks for sharing, Jennie
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Some things are precious because they are used often, and some things because they are used only a few times. What a beautiful pairing of precious items - I'm sure it's a joy to see them hanging the closet all the time.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful garments Jennie, treasured memories and a wonderful 'precious'
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful - thank you for sharing them and their story :)
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