Although I am not repairing anything I am ”keeping” and conserving history.
I have a 48-star American flag which my father gave to my sister. Both are deceased, but my sister felt it imperative to give to me before she passed. I also have two certificates from my husband’s grandfather. One is for meritorious service in the war, signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the second honoring services in the “War with the German Imperial Government and Austria” signed by Calvin Coolidge. The most beautiful certificate, however, is the one touting my grandmother’s eighth grade graduation. It is embellished, large, and elegantly scribed.
History is fascinating. I am now considering redecorating in that motif rather than my current travel theme in the lower level.
I’ll let the grandkids decorate with my memorabilia.