We are now officially living in "North Country".
It's beautiful up here. I wish my mom could've seen our new house and this area. She would've loved it. I can feel her presence here though (weird since it's somewhere new), but as I decorate and put personal touches on the house, so much of her comes through in that.
She was SUCH a talented decorator and so crafty (during the days before Pinterest made EVERYONE crafty). She definitely passed down that love of crafts to me, although the execution of said crafts isn't quite the same! Lol. She would spend hours and days doing a craft that I would have done in 30 minutes. Needless to say, hers's always looked WAY better. Haha
In our last house, I had my mother's ashes, picture and some keepsakes on our dresser in our room. I loved it and it comforted me at night (which is the only moments of the day I have to myself to think and reflect). The only thing is, it felt kind of "shrine-esque". Also, nobody else really saw it or could appreciate it since it was tucked away in the Master bedroom.
In this house I'm thinking of dispersing the items throughout the house, so it's a little bit of her presence in each room, keepsakes here, ashes there, pictures over there.. You get the idea!
Anyone have any great tips for keeping a lost loved one's memory alive in your new home without having the shrine feel to your house? I'm open to all tips!
How are my readers doing? We'll be ready for visitors soon! Any friends and family wanting to explore "North Country" we have a guest room! (Sans shrine) 😉
Much love!
