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Making Memories
Everyday moments worth keeping, and how families capture them.
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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.
30 September 2026 · 2 min read · MMOY Editorial
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.
2 September 2026 · 8 min read · Divan van der Watt
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.
25 August 2026 · 4 min read · Petro van der Watt
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.
10 August 2026 · 2 min read · Divan van der Watt
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.
28 July 2026 · 4 min read · MMOY Editorial
A note on keeping the light on
The smallest possible published article.
2 June 2026 · 1 min read · Divan van der Watt