My Grandmother And Her Sister Helen In Schenectady In 1936

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I've been looking through old photos and sharing them with my Connecticut Cousins on line, the more I find the more memories come back. I was born in Schenectady in 1945. World War II was over three days before I was born. The US and the world was taking a big breath of relief. I was the first girl in the “Standish” family. My Aunt Honie, had boys, my grandmother had boys that had boys. I was the princess in the family for a while. Eventually more girls were born but in the late 40's I was the only princess. My Aunt Honie loved buying “Made in Occupied Japan” figurines for me. Every time she visited she brought me one. She visited us often, lived not far away. The figurines were charming and I loved them. I broke most of them but my mother put away a few so when I got older I'd have some... It fascinated me as an adult and I started picking them up when I saw one. Flea markets, antique stores, yard sales and now my daughter is still adding to my collection. Every time she visits she has a few more for me. I haven't counted to see how many I have but you can see in the photo, there are a lot of them. They are Antiques now but not worth much because so many were made in "Occupied Japan" from 1945 to 1952. The print on the bottom, “Made in Occupied Japan” puts a date on them, so they are collectable I still love them... The photo is my grandmother and Aunt, and a photo of the cupboard I keep my treasures in. What do you collect...?