Keepsakes ~ a gift that evokes memories of a person or event with which it is associated I think most people collect keepsakes….pressed flowers from someone special….a piece of jewelry….a cuddly toy.  When you gaze upon these items, they remind you of a special date, a special person, a special moment.  I have several such keepsakes from my childhood, my children and my grandparents.  My friend Tracey at These Nine Acres wrote a post about a keepsake from her grandmother.   I began to think about some of the keepsakes I have from my grandmothers. My maternal grandmother, the wife of a farmer….a woman who deeply believed in her faith…..who would sing hymns…