family memory keeping

A familiar song begins playing, and within seconds you are back in another room, another year, perhaps even another version of yourself. A book can…

A family gathering is being planned, and someone asks whether you would prefer a busy table full of conversation or something quieter with only a…

You find an old photograph of yourself standing outside a house you once knew room by room, and suddenly remember the sound of the gate,…

You walk into a room to put something away and realise the easiest shelves are filled with things you rarely use, while the books, photographs…

You sit down with an old photograph, intending to write the names on the back, but the table is covered with unopened mail, the television…

You hear a tūī calling from a nearby tree, catch the smell of toast in the kitchen or find yourself smiling at a message from…

You need a familiar phone number, an old photograph or the name of the person who repaired the fence, but the information could be in…

You pick up an old wooden spoon, a faded concert ticket or a small piece of jewellery and immediately know why it matters. Someone else…

At the back of a drawer sits an old bus ticket, a handwritten recipe and a key that no longer opens anything. To anyone else,…