It’s an egg shaped piece of marble from my mother, which is now sitting on my desk. It used to have a sticker labelled ‘Echt Marmor’ which means ‘real marble’ in german. I think it is older than I am. My mother is still around, but I’ve moved quite far away and this egg is currently my only keepsake.

I have a flyer for an event that my highschool crush gave me and I jokingly told her I’d treasure it forever.

I guess I’m just not a guy who can go back on a promise like that.

I have the knob off my first oven. When it burnt out my landlord opted to buy a new one instead of getting a new coil so I swiped the knob. It was the oven and stove I taught myself to cook on, I wouldn’t be who I am today of I hadn’t had to spend every night guessing the temp from that worn out knob.

A blanket my mom made me that’s as old as me. That blanket kept me warm when I was little and I’ll never get rid of it 😌

I (a guy) think I still have a small plastic off-brand Lego in my desk. I spent a weekend with my high school crush and we found a bunch of them and had goofy fun with them.

Last I heard she’d moved away, married a woman, and had a successful career in science. I doubt she thinks of me, but I’m glad she did well.

On my first day of grade 8, the science teacher asked if anyone had a bill for a demonstration. I volunteered my $5 bill. He proceeded to douse it in some chemical and torch it, to the amusement of the class. It burned for a few seconds but the bill was unharmed. At first I didn’t spend it because I liked the story, but now I also won’t spend it because it’s the last paper bill I have (all Canadian bills have been plastic for a while).

A chunk of glass that I found walking to school one day in like 1997. It’s like an inch thick. No idea where it would have came from. If I can find a picture when I get home I will upload it. Now it just reminds me of childhood wonder.

My deceased mom’s drivers license. Carry it with me in my wallet.

One of my gran’s handkerchiefs. It’s monogrammed with her initials and it’s the only thing of hers I have. Don’t worry, it’s clean and I never use it. 😁

Found a massive pine cone in Rome when I visited about 24 years ago.

Not really sure why I kept it but I did.

I wear a black ring with the initials of a person who I thought would be with me till the day I die. They left me a bit ago but I still wear this as the only gift I ever got from this person. I hope they’re doing good wherever and however they are

I have a small piece of scrap rebar on my kitchen window leftover from when we had the foundation fixed.

A buttplug containing the ashes of my passed boyfriend

I’ve a small fractured chunk of cast iron from the first vehicle I replaced an engine in.