Darkest Before Dawn

This meme is about the little things, the inexpensive things that mean something to you and a little bit of the story behind them. No people, pets or books, this includes pictures of them as I think they have their own memes anyway.

I don’t tag people as a point of principal but if you run with this meme please link back

My three things below.

Elly The Wooden Elephant

Elly was formerly a table lamp and was given to me as a child aged 2 or 3 by an elderly neighbour who we called “Granny Wilson”.
Elly has had several names over the years. Sally after the Elephant at Edinburgh Zoo in the 1970’s and “Dumbo Key” a name given to Elly by my sister. Elly is special to me because she provides me with a link to my earliest years.

Alec the Dalek

I received “Alec the Dalek” as a Christmas present when I was 6 or 7. The name “Alec” was provided by my Dad. Alec was a well played with toy and lost his eye stalk, gun and plunger long ago, one day I may find replacements on eBay. Alec used to speak but the motor that drove the internal plastic record has long since died. He used to say “Exterminate!”, “Attack!”, “You will obey!” and “What are your orders?”. A picture of how “Alec” would have looked in his prime can be found at The Skaro Toy Museum “Alec” is now enjoying a long retirement in a display unit in my living room and is no longer trying to take over the universe, eh I think.

Hibs Teddy

Hibs teddy is a rescue teddy bear. I found him in the trash at the Persevere bar “the percy” in Leith one Saturday evening. Hibs had been beaten by our local rivals Hearts and Hibs teddy had been thrown away in a most cruel fashion by a disgruntled fan. Hibs teddy is special to me because he reminds me of the good times I spent in “the percy” in my late teens and early 20’s.