With the passing of my mum, the Shell House that was passed from Grandma Nelson to mum, came to me and will be passed on to Amy. The shell house is well over 100 years old, and was made by relatives in our family- the Shipley's. Gary brought it up from Melbourne for me on the Melbourne Cup Day weekend when he and his family came to Canberra for a visit.
Have set it up in the lounge room, and decorated up the cabinet for Christmas.
One of the other things I acquired from my mum was this portrait that was painted of her, when she was 3 years old, by a traveling artist. I have it up on the wall in the lounge room as well. There is also a framed picture of me at a similar age, that shows the similarity between us.
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