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People to be with. Places to notice.
Good things to make your own.

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The stories at your own table.HIGHERLIFE / FIELD NOTES

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Some of the best stories are sitting in a drawer. Bring one to the table.

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Around the table

A story from your family.

One photograph. Someone who remembers. A little time together.

  1. Who is in this photograph, and who was just outside the frame?
  2. What do you remember about that day?
  3. What was an ordinary day like back then?
  4. What is something about your childhood that would surprise me?
  5. Which story would you like us to remember?
One detail I want to remember
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A grandfather in a black kippah and a boy in an olive kippah looking through family photographs at home

Around the table 3 minute read

Ask about the photograph.

Some of the best stories are sitting in a drawer. Bring one to the table.

There is usually someone just outside the frame. Someone who took the picture, made everyone laugh, or arrived a moment too late. That is often where the story begins.

Choose an old photograph and sit down with someone who remembers it. Ask where they were. Then give the answer a little room. You might hear about the kitchen before it was renovated, a neighbor you never met, or the long journey that brought a family together.

You do not need a perfectly organized album. A loose photograph is enough. Turn it over together, look for a date, and ask about the small things: the shoes, the food, the person looking away.

Let children ask their own questions. A detail that seems ordinary to an adult can open a whole world to someone hearing it for the first time. If the photograph brings up something difficult, let the person telling the story decide how much to share.

Before you put it away, write down a name or a sentence you want to remember on a separate piece of paper. Keep it with the photograph. The next time someone opens the drawer, there will be a little more of the story waiting for them.

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