Making Memories

Stories

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  In Engels

  The Autumn Memory Book Challenge

  A gentle four-week challenge for families: capture one meaningful moment each week and gather them into a shared Memory Book.

  MMOY Editorial30 September 20262 min. leestyd

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  In Engels

  The Complete Guide to Preserving Your Family’s Memories

  Photographs are easy to take and easy to lose. This guide shows how to preserve family memories so they can still be found, understood and shared in twenty years.

  Divan van der Watt2 September 20268 min. leestyd

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  In Engels

  The Small Family Rituals Children Remember Most

  Ask adults what they remember from childhood and they rarely mention the expensive holiday. They remember family rituals: the small things that happened again and again.

  Petro van der Watt25 Augustus 20264 min. leestyd

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  In Engels

  The Science of Nostalgia: Why Revisiting Memories Makes Us Happier

  Nostalgia is not an accident of ageing. It is one of the ways a family stays itself — and science is catching up with what grandparents already knew.

  Divan van der Watt10 Augustus 20262 min. leestyd

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  In Engels

  Why Ordinary Days Often Become Our Favourite Memories

  The memories families treasure most are often from ordinary days: an unplanned afternoon, a kitchen conversation, a walk that took longer than it needed to.

  MMOY Editorial28 Julie 20264 min. leestyd

• In Engels

  A note on keeping the light on

  The smallest possible published article.

  Divan van der Watt2 Junie 20261 min. leestyd