On 2 October 2018 on this blog, I posted a story about a generous donation from Robyn Williams on behalf of her mother Claire. You can read that post HERE.
One year later in September 2019, Robyn contacted me to say she had found more of her mother's bookmarks and would I like them. Yes please!
Robyn kindly posted them to me in the original two folders her mother had housed them. Some of the bookmarks were loose but most of them were stuck onto paper using double-sided tape and placed in the plastic sleeves of the folders. On many of the pages were Claire's handwritten annotations with information such as who had gifted her the bookmarks, or where she herself had got them from. Many of the bookmarks were acquired in Australian or overseas travels, so going through the bookmarks is also like going travelling! Delightful.
As for the first donation to me from Claire through Robyn, I feel blessed and honoured to now be the custodian of these bookmarks, which were obviously loved and treasured by their previous collector. Thank you.
Here is a selection of the bookmarks.