This little duck has lived a long life. It was a gift from my friend’s 90-year-old father, twenty years ago. I brought it home with me from Adelaide.
Since then, it has faded, crossed borders, and survived the not-so-gentle test of doggie teeth. It has been loved, and because it was loved, it has been knocked down, scratched, and cracked.
My recent restoration wasn’t about making it new again, but about caring for its story.
It reminded me: some pieces aren’t fixedβthey’re carried, healed. π¦
On Christmas Day, a little butterfly came to visit. He didn’t stay in one spot – fluttering playfully around me for five precious minutes before quietly flying away after my eldest appeared. Still loved, still remembered… my precious Kiwi π