Sally was always placing a memory or two into her box of treasure.

Sally was a playful and rambunctious tomboy, and at age of thirteen was asked to start handling chores. No longer could she leave house at sunrise and return in late afternoon after a day filed with adventure and sport.

You see Sally could run, jump, and climb with best of boys. She could throw and hit a ball with a stick just as well as any of boys. Often Sally's play was inspired by stories her grandfather once told.

With Sally spending better part of her day tending to her chores. Her only reward was end of day, and time she was able to spend with her faithful dog, Patches, up in old tree house.

Life seemed to stop, for Sally, while she was up in tree house. It was in tree house that Sally started to write of her life and adventures she only dreamed of living.

Sally's diary and stories now where a big part of her treasure box, and memories she once collected would now lay hidden and forgotten under pages of her writing.

Each day was a mystery for Sally as she began to write. As her pencil touched paper her words would begin to flow. She would write and write until there was no more to write.

It was around Sally's 16 birthday that her dog Patches passed away. Her companion and loyal friend. Patches, was with her all time. As Sally placed Patches' collar into her treasure box, she began to look at treasures she hadn't viewed in many years.

A small hand mirror, one her grandma gave to her little princess. Horse hair, from her favorite horse. The skin shed from biggest king snake she had ever seen. The perfect stone for skipping across water. The treasures were many, a child's lifetime in memories. Buried underneath it all was Sally's first treasure and memory of her grandfather.

How life had changed.

Join me in 7 days for part 2 of "Forgotten Dreams: At end..." Forgotten treasures...

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