Tell your story
The scarf made me pay more attention to the histories attached to ordinary objects. An object does not need to be expensive, old, or publicly important to hold a meaningful story. Its value may come from who made it, why it was chosen, how it was repaired, or when it was given.
You can preserve the story of an object in three simple steps.
1 — Choose an Object
2 — Ask About Its Story
3 — Preserve One Trace
What Object Carries Someone Else’s Time for You?
Now think about an object in your own life. It may be handmade, inherited, repaired, or given to you. It may look ordinary to someone else while carrying a specific person’s time for you.
Use the form below to share a short response. You do not need to tell a complete story. Name the object and explain who or what memory is connected to it. Your name or nickname is optional.
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