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How Objects Can Help You Share Your Life Story You open a cupboard looking for something practical and find an old lunch tin, a faded…

The Meaning Behind Your Favourite Sentimental Keepsake You open a small box and find the button, ribbon, ticket or tiny ornament you have carried through…

The Object That Marks a Turning Point You open a drawer and find the old key, notebook, ticket or piece of clothing that belonged to…

You notice a small carved figure on a bookshelf, a smooth stone beside the window or a faded postcard tucked inside a drawer. For a…

You open the kitchen cupboard and reach for the mug with the faded pattern, even though several newer ones sit beside it. It was never…

You pick up a smooth stone, faded ticket or chipped cup and, for a moment, you are somewhere else. The sound of the wind, the…

You come home after a long day and pull on the old cardigan, pour tea into the familiar mug or settle beneath the blanket that…

The first cool evening arrives, or the days begin stretching towards summer, and you reach into a cupboard for something that has been waiting there…