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From the lens MY LIFE STORY IN A SUITCASE.

Your thoughts....

make sure to check my NOTE below!

  • bakerwoman May 6, 2012 @ 1:14 am | delete
    Your suitcase has more than a lifetime of memories stashed in it. It was fascinating reading your stories. Thanks for sharing. Blessed ***
  • Morgannafay Apr 13, 2012 @ 3:27 pm | delete
    I loved reading about all the memories from your suitcase, you've got a well deserved purple star on this lens. :)

    I also most enjoyed your miniature painting, and all of the beautiful old photographs!
  • EmmeSinger Apr 6, 2012 @ 8:10 am | delete
    WoW your mother was beautiful! I look forward to reading more. This is an amazing and Squidoo-Wise lens to learn from.

    Also, I PINNED it to my Pinterest board, "Strength and Resiliency".
  • Ladymermaid Apr 3, 2012 @ 11:01 am | delete
    How very valuable this little suitcase of yours was then and still is. It virtually carries your family traditions and history within it.
  • jaredsgirl Mar 28, 2012 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    What a beautiful lens and story! Thank you so much for sharing this with us :)
  • KonaGirl Mar 27, 2012 @ 5:33 pm | delete
    This is such a great story! How fortunate for you that you have all of this from your Mom's suitcase. You must have been truly amazed when you were contacted by your Mother's old friends from Berlin. Thank you so much for having the courage to publish all of this in such a lovely way. *Squid Angel Blessed* and added to My Squid Angel Blessings for 2012 in the "Relationships & Family ยป Family History" neighborhood. This lens is the 1st one to be listed in that category. Whoot!
  • Scriber1 Feb 29, 2012 @ 9:23 pm | delete
    This is such a beautiful lens! My sister has compiled a large collection of pictures and letters from our family and created books using copies and originals, so I can really relate to your story. It is so true, once the moments we live through have passed it is the mementos that keep the memories from fading. You have a real talent and I enjoy reading your lenses.
  • exotickitten731 Feb 26, 2012 @ 8:11 pm | delete
    What a Lovely Lens! I wish I could put my Genealogy together like that ! Keep up the good work = ]
  • junior8rules Feb 25, 2012 @ 9:17 pm | delete
    What a fantastic story! Such an interesting lens, great job!
  • alwaysjules Feb 17, 2012 @ 2:32 pm | delete
    What a lovely collection, beautifully put together. I hope that you will continue to have people connect with you, who knew your family, and who can help fill in some of those empty blanks. I'd also love to know more about your mother the trapeze artist. How wonderful! Well deserved purple star!
  • TransplantedSoul Feb 5, 2012 @ 10:55 am | delete
    This was a very interesting read. Piecing together history from little fragments gives a more complete picture.
  • PapaKork Jan 21, 2012 @ 7:04 pm | delete
    I'm enjoying your lenses. Fantastic family photographs and background history. Thanks for sharing!
  • marymc Jan 19, 2012 @ 9:27 am | delete
    How blessed you are to have these wonderful memories and the photos/memorabilia. May your blessings continue.
  • oxfordian Jan 15, 2012 @ 9:17 am | delete
    Just when I thought that your life couldn't possibly be more interesting, I read some thing else and am amazed! Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful stories about your family. Here's another angel blessing for you.
  • whats4dinner Jan 5, 2012 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    Lovely lens!
  • partybuzz Jan 4, 2012 @ 6:59 pm | delete
    I like your note below and totally agree. I have so many photo albums! I have seperate albums for each of my children and grandchildren with photos of them over the years. They will be passed on to them. Enjoyed this lens.
  • goo2eyes Dec 15, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
    really touching family story. you can write a book and perhaps, you can have the book filmed. your mom will be more proud of you (she was quasi in show business).
  • kathysart Dec 15, 2011 @ 10:13 am | delete
    Beautiful, thoughtful lens.. THUMBS UP!
  • MAMellott Oct 23, 2011 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    Wonderful lens! You have inspired me to go digging through old records and possible get them scaned in and displayed here on Squidoo. It had never occured to me before that this would be a good online landing place for my genealogy hobby. Thank you for sharing.
  • d-artist Oct 23, 2011 @ 9:05 pm | delete
    Thanks for the visit and comment! I do hope you make a lens with your information and records...let me know when you are done.
  • veryirie Jul 19, 2011 @ 4:54 am | delete
    I'm so thrilled to read this lens! How excited you must have been to be contacted by an unknown distant family member who happened to read this lens. Also, it's fascinating to read of your mom. You must be very proud! Wonderful lens!!!
  • SereneSea Jun 20, 2011 @ 12:41 am | delete
    Very inspiring and I am amazed that you have treasured them all nicely in the memories, in the photo albums and most of all in this lens. Great !!
  • vallain May 28, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    What treasures you have and I appreciate that you share these family memories on Squidoo.
  • oniArts Apr 1, 2011 @ 4:08 am | delete
    Amazing story!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Mar 31, 2011 @ 4:52 pm | delete
    A wonderful treasury of riches! I wish I had more of these types of treasures from family members. Thank you for sharing. I will look forward to future lenses that explore more of your true wealth. :-)
  • Deadlego Mar 31, 2011 @ 2:15 pm | delete
    This really is a beautiful and inspirational lens. I'm so glad you squidliked my finest.vodka.ever.com lens as it has brought me to discover your lenses which are fantastic! (Without copying in any way) I will certainly be taking away some ideas which have come from reading your lenses. Thank you!
  • Ramonailona Mar 18, 2011 @ 9:01 pm | delete
    You are so right about treasuring family items. I wish I would have saved more pictures and STUFF in a Suitcase in my younger years. I regret it now. Especially since the passing of my mother. I never had siblings, never knew my father. Only have memories and a few photo's. You have inspired me to go through them and see what I an put together myself on my family history. thank you for such an inspiring lens. if I were a Sqidd Angel I would bless you!
  • d-artist Mar 18, 2011 @ 9:19 pm | delete
    That makes me so happy that you got inspired by this lens, and I do hope you will make a lens on your little treasures...at best it's cathartic - also very rewarding to have this on a so called hard copy of your memories....Thanks for your kind comment.
  • Ruthi Feb 16, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
    Fabulous family lens, Delia! It is awesome that you made a family connection through this lens!
  • Ladymermaid Dec 31, 2010 @ 9:02 am | delete
    You have so much history to share...I love all the old and new images you display on your lenses. Have a wonderful New Year's Eve and an amazing 2011. Best wishes.
  • KathyMcGraw Dec 29, 2010 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Having these memories is priceless...but finding some family through this is a real gift. I remember reading something before about your family treasures, so this was a nice refresher on the importance of knowing and keeping the mementos of family.
  • dustytoes Dec 29, 2010 @ 1:48 pm | delete
    What wonderful photos, and I totally agree with your note below. When I was young my parents split up and many of my things were given away which I always regretted. When we are young we don't realize what we will miss later on. I love your artwork too.
  • VickiSims Dec 28, 2010 @ 8:17 am | delete
    Thanks for sharing the wonderful legacy contained in your suitcase. Blessed by a SquidAngel.
  • BevsPaper Dec 27, 2010 @ 8:41 pm | delete
    I so enjoyed reading about your life that is tucked away in a suitcase.
  • mbgphoto Dec 27, 2010 @ 3:54 pm | delete
    How very interesting! Blessed and added to my December Blessings lens.
  • Wednesday_Elf Dec 27, 2010 @ 12:26 pm | delete
    What fascinating photos and interesting memories you found in your mom's suitcase. Preserving memories for future generations is very important; otherwise, a piece of history is lost forever as each 'family' creates their own little part of the history of the time they lived.
  • GrowWear Dec 27, 2010 @ 11:11 am | delete
    Wonderful work about your life story in a suitcase -- a most interesting life story in a suitcase.
  • kimmanleyort Dec 27, 2010 @ 10:01 am | delete
    Yes, this is truly amazing. What a gift left to you. No wonder you are interested in genealogy! I think it is brilliant to leave these types of memories in a suitcase - a metaphor for something you take with you wherever you go. My Life Story in a Suitcase would make a great title for your memoir.
  • ajgodinho Dec 23, 2010 @ 1:02 am | delete
    Absolutely fascinating story and it's amazing the stuff that you were able to preserve. Thanks for the note below as well...I agree! Very well written, presented and loved all the photo compilations. **Blessed by a Squid-Angel**
  • aerome Dec 12, 2010 @ 4:06 pm | delete
    Wow, wow, wow. This is truly amazing. Such a nice 'treasure box' you have there.
  • ShamanicShift Dec 6, 2010 @ 12:30 pm | delete
    Amazing and wonderful lens story -- Thanks for sharing so much interesting inspiration!
  • Sami4u Dec 5, 2010 @ 1:40 am | delete
    HI,

    A wonderful story :) Blessed
  • ohcaroline Nov 4, 2010 @ 4:04 pm | delete
    Wow, what a treasure you have. I also study genealogy so I know how valuable these things are.
  • jgelien Oct 20, 2010 @ 6:57 pm | delete
    This lens is absolutely fascinating as was your SunMaid Raisin girl story. You are so right about the value of preserving old photos, etc. I don't know how many times I've come across very interesting old pictures in thrift stores and wonder who they were and how important this photo might be to their present family. Thank you for the reminder.
  • TheMuseumArtistsfromAroundTheWor Oct 19, 2010 @ 3:35 pm | delete
    spent 19 months in Germany - great country - great people - stationed with 509 Airborne US Army in 1963 -1965 (the people still lived in fear then); was back in 1986 and again in 2000 - so many changes - it's the children I worry about - but the German People always seem to get it right after a stumble here - stumble there
  • tssfacts Oct 18, 2010 @ 4:15 pm | delete
    What a delightful story. I have always begged my parents to tell me about their lives when they were younger etc. But they didn't want to talk about it. I did have aunts and uncles that I have gleamed some things from. I treasure the knowledge that I have.
  • TedStrutz Oct 17, 2010 @ 10:55 pm | delete
    I stopped watching a football game to read this lens... lovely! What treasures you have.
  • eccles1 Oct 15, 2010 @ 7:35 am | delete
    What a nice lens !!
  • TheWhistler Oct 10, 2010 @ 3:07 pm | delete
    A most interesting lens. So well illustrated.
  • WildFacesGallery Oct 6, 2010 @ 7:47 am | delete
    What a beautiful lens. So many families lose touch with their heritage. Lovely.
  • makingamark Sep 27, 2010 @ 4:42 am | delete
    So nice to see somebody valuing their family mementoes - and yours are more interesting than most! :)
  • RedSportNiac Sep 17, 2010 @ 9:11 am | delete
    Old photos are treasures and I wish I could have kept mine. Great lens by the way.
  • Marijoyce Aug 24, 2010 @ 8:55 am | delete
    Another unique and wonderful lens. This was so enjoyable to read and the photos and art are, as usual, marvelous.
  • ChrisDay Aug 15, 2010 @ 10:15 pm | delete
    Brilliant that you have shared this with us. A unique period of history, rapidly passing from living memory.
  • burgessvillian May 28, 2010 @ 9:09 am | delete
    I think this lens is fantastic. A beautiful way to show your history.
  • JoanneOtt May 25, 2010 @ 4:40 pm | delete
    Wow, what a wonderful lens. Your family background is so interesting. Great you have all these photos to treasure. Definitely a 5 star lens.
  • LizMac60 Apr 28, 2010 @ 4:37 pm | delete
    You were right I found this lens very interesting. What a fantastic family you come from. 5 *****lensrolled and favourited so I can catch up with you.
  • WordCustard Apr 14, 2010 @ 10:34 am | delete
    You have captured and lovingly presented a precious piece of history here. I just had to return and leave you an *~*~ Angel Blessing ~*~*
  • MB7Art Mar 25, 2010 @ 11:01 am | delete
    Very interesting story, photos and documents you have here! And your mother is beautiful.
    Thank you. By the way I graduated my high school in Berlin (at that time it was East Berlin and my father was a soviet army officer there).
  • Joandearc Feb 26, 2010 @ 5:48 pm | delete
    This is such an amazing lens and an amazing story. I look forward to reading your other lenses!
    5*
  • Abseaz Feb 20, 2010 @ 5:41 pm | delete
    So I suppose the suitcase acted like a time capsule, in a way. Funny how things work out!
  • noxid25 Feb 19, 2010 @ 6:49 pm | delete
    This is a really nice lens! The pictures themselves and the layout in which you put them, are great! Great stories. 5 stars!
  • stefanruse Feb 19, 2010 @ 2:58 am | delete
    I like the way you constructed the lens and how nicely you approach the readers.Great lens.5 stars of course.Very nice pictures.
  • greenspirit Feb 17, 2010 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    This is a magical lens...I felt transported to a world so different to mine, and a past so close in years, but so far away from us now. Thankyou for sharing.
  • FRPhotographer Feb 17, 2010 @ 9:05 am | delete
    WOW this is such an amazing collection of photographs! Thank you for sharing.
  • jasmineann Feb 16, 2010 @ 3:18 pm | delete
    What a lovely page of treaured memories. Beautiful...Thank you for sharing.
  • WordCustard Feb 15, 2010 @ 1:25 pm | delete
    Another fascinating look into history, and also lensrolled to True Life Family History Stories.
  • theraggededge Feb 15, 2010 @ 11:41 am | delete
    Fabulous photos. Thanks for sharing your memories!
  • KNicholls Feb 14, 2010 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    What a great lens full of special memories. Thanks for leaving it on my Angel lens. I have sprinkled angel dust on it today.
  • MarcMooney Feb 14, 2010 @ 3:13 pm | delete
    Great Lens I left my comments on the forum, and yes some people do critique lenses.
  • Ener-G Feb 13, 2010 @ 11:25 pm | delete
    Fascinating...so glad you're making lenses about it. Blessed by an angel.
  • JaguarJulie Feb 2, 2010 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Pretty awesome stuff Delia -- you know, I can't help but think that all of this really begs to be included in a published book or ebook to capture it for posterity! Please consider that rather than "just" making a lens about it my dear. Hugs. I have been touched by this experience toay.

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My main interest is art and then genealogy with collecting many pertaining things to those subjects.
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