“Not for Touching” / Theme: Delicate
A little about this photo…
When I was a kid, this little koala used to sit on a shelf in the apartment of my great aunt. She lived alone and didn’t have any other toys or stuffed animals. When my mom would take me to visit her, I’d look longing at the koala. Of course, I wanted to play with it, but it wasn’t really allowed. My big question was this: Why would an old person have a kid’s toy in her home?!
Years later, after her death, the koala came to live at the home of my grandma (i.e. my great aunt’s sister). What I didn’t understand then but realize now is that my great aunt got this koala while she lived in Australia. So, when I was visiting my grandma (back in February), I took the koala (very carefully, mind you!) down from the shelf in the guest room.
And I took this picture.
I told you I always wanted to play with the koala. And now I have. (Shh! Don’t tell the grown-ups!)
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Of Maria Antonia 
Cute. And an interesting story. Oddly, my mother had an almost identical koala. No idea of the story behind it.
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Only children and children at heart know that delicate things need love and hugs š
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Love that story. And oh my gosh! When I was a kid, my aunt and uncle visited Australia amd the brought me back an identical koala as a souvenir! I still have it. I never played with mine either, it sat on my dresser for years.
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