Favorite Things. Pieces of Me.

 1. A box full of turtles.
          The earth is on the back of a giant turtle. And under that, it's turtles all the way down.
2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.
          " To Sophie from her Oma, Christmas1999. Many happy hours of reading, dear!"
          "To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure." -Dumbledore
3. Optical Illusion Jigsaw Puzzle.
          The most valuable of objects a an active, healthy mind.
4. Oma's Jewelery box.
          Containing pieces of jewelry from some of the most important women who have been in my life.
5. A feather shaped seashell ring from my boyfriend.
          The last dollar spent at the flea market that day. The rest he had spent on books and plants for me. 
6. Butterfly.
          A gift. A memory of my first home away from home.