What nostalgia items do you have in your home?

[Simba's Mom]

Please make sure it all gets kept in the family. When my mother died, she left me nothing. Oh, she did leave me money, but nothing "nostalgic"-she'd had my father cremated 10 years before, and left his ashes in the house when she sold it! Fortunately, it's a small town and the ashes got found and sent to the funeral home where she was. Thankfully, I got my father's dog tags years before, but I'd told her that there were a couple little things she had I would have loved some day. Sadly, "someday" will never be. So I beg people to please keep track!

 

[NannyBeBe]

I have a little stoneware crock that my grandma used to mix up pancakes for me. It sits on my counter where I can see it every day and think of her.

 

[OctavioHo]

Here's what I have kicking around my place:

A dusty Walkman. Remember those? Mine is from the early 90s, bright pink and totally impractical now that everything is digital. But I can't bring myself to throw it out - it takes me right back to listening to cassette tapes on long car rides with my family.

A box of childhood toys. I've got some action figures from the 80s (think He-Man and G.I. Joe) and a well-loved stuffed animal from when I was little. They're not exactly museum-worthy, but they bring back some warm fuzzy feelings.

A vintage camera. It's a film camera, and I haven't used it in ages, but there's something about the chunky weight of it and the anticipation of waiting for the photos to develop that I find nostalgic.