{"id":18244,"date":"2022-04-13T10:45:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T14:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/?p=18244"},"modified":"2024-08-29T13:26:15","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T17:26:15","slug":"best-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/2022\/best-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Gifts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Best Gifts\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>I love flowers. When I started thinking about best gifts, in response to our class prompt, a favourite vase immediately sprung to mind. I live in a condo and when I moved into it I was ruthless in disposing of possessions accumulated through a lifetime. It is only now as a result of this prompt that I perceive that of the few items I have retained from past homes, vases figure prominently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is the white classic fine china vase given me on a birthday by my late son Casey. I was amazed at that time, and remain so, that at about the age of 11 he had shopped for and chosen such a lovely piece, apparently at Ogilvie\u2019s in Billings Bridge! Casey always had a wonderful eye. I keep it because I love it and I keep it because Casey gave it to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see a second vase, given me by my husband when we were living in New Brunswick. Blue and white pottery, easily identifiable as a product of a known local artist we admired. Again, I keep it because I love it but I keep it in memory of my darling Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelonglifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-240x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-240x215.jpg 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-400x359.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-160x144.jpg 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-768x689.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-1536x1378.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-2048x1837.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-360x323.jpg 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lifelong\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/IMG_31407151-200x179.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then there is the bright turquoise ceramic vase sent me by my mother when she was in her 60s from Honduras. Once more, a memento of a loved person as well as lovely object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there is a fourth and very handsome vase &#8211; hammered steel &#8211; created in MerrickVille, and given me by my son Ian. It is the most recent of these favourite gifts, less than 10 years. I use all my vases, but this one more than any of the others. I sure hope it won\u2019t become a memento too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love flowers. When I started thinking about best gifts, in response to our class prompt, a favourite vase immediately sprung to mind. I live in a condo and when I moved into it I was ruthless in disposing of possessions accumulated through a lifetime. 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