The Book of Me, Written by You - Week 66 - What do you treasure?

The Book Of Me, Written By You is a 15 month project set up by Julie Goucher at Anglers Rest.

Each week there are prompts which require answering.

Week 66 - What do you treasure?

A treasured memory of my grandparents

My treasure in life is my family and close friends, these are the people who mean so much to me and have taught and teach me so much through walking my life with them by my side. These are the people I learn new things from daily, who show me love, compassion and support when I most need it, the people who I can argue with or disagree with but with no love lost. I would not be the person I am now without these people around me.

I also treasure the memories I have with those people and especially with the family and friends who are no longer with us. The good memories of those periods of time which I will never relive, of holidays, gap years, university late nights chatting, playing board games with my family, weddings and other joyous events.

Weekend Family Finds

I have been helping my mum with moving house over the past few months and came across this beautiful jug which she let me bring home with me...

It has a name and year on the front of it 

"MRS WILCOCK 

LEEDS

1899".

Mrs Wilcock was my great, great grandmother and guess what yes she lived in Leeds. 

It is beautifully decorated with these painted flowers.

I am guessing it was a wedding present as my great, great grandparents Charles Wilcock and Sarah Ann Holmes AKA Mrs Wilcock got married in 1899 in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire.

I would love to know the history behind this jug, the amazing thing about this jug is also that it survived!! I have very, very few heirlooms from this side of my family and a lot of this family still remains a mystery...