I almost did the daddyblogging thing here and put a picture of my family. But it does say something you adore, not someone.  Plus I can probably pull that stunt with something you made on day 25 (I won’t).

I like Whisky.

So I like Whisky. but do I adore Whisky? No I don’t. All right I may on certain occasions. But that’s not my answer.

Something I adore would have to be something that I would never part with. There’s not much that I would terribly miss when it comes to material possessions – not because I’m all Zen and stuff – just because it is the way I am. Strangely enough, LovelyWife and I had this very similar talk recently, where she asked me what five items I would definitely save from our burning house, if I could save only five.

I had trouble coming up with a fourth item, and only did so because the rules of “save items from the fire” are somewhat malleable. The items I identified at the time were:

1) A poster.

My poster announcing the upcoming release of the Lord of the Rings (1978).

This poster was hung in a locker in my aunt appartement building’s basement, behind a whole bunch of old newspapers. When I helped her move stuff down there, I asked her if I could have the half-hidden poster, she said she didn’t mind since it was there when she got there, and why would I want an old poster? This gem now hangs in my office.

2) A longsword.

My longsword.

This longsword was given to me on my 30th birthday by my best friend Martin. I had given him a 30 year old bottle of Whisky a few months before, and he gave me this when my birthday rolled around. This sword also hangs in my office.

3) A guitar.

The first guitar I bought myself.

A six-strings Ibanez that I got from my neighbor for a lot of money at the time (in hindsight, it was next to nothing), and that has tremendous sentimental value. That guitar also hangs – you guessed it – in my office.

That’s it. The rest of the stuff in my house? I can easily live without it. Don’t get me wrong, there’s plenty of stuff in my house I’m nowhere near living the minimalist lifestyle. There’s an espresso maker that comes to mind, a giant TV, a computer, a second guitar, books, a couple of iPads, a digital camera, a Wii and so on. But all of these are replaceable, and they hold no sentimental value to me.

If you have one thing to take away from this post at this point, it’s that if you ever rob my house to piss me off, take what’s in my office. If you’re looking for valuables, avoid the office.

The fourth item I added to the list after the rules of the game were “clarified” is the one thing that I adore over all other things. Why didn’t this item made the original list? Simply because this item never ever leaves me, so in my mind I would never have to run into my burning home to retrieve it.

4) A ring.

My wedding ring.

I’ve been with LovelyWife for more than half of my life at this point. It goes without saying that what this ring represents is a major part of the man I am. But the ring itself has a tremendous sentimental value for me.

A little over 16 years ago when we decided to get married we were not the richest people in the world. LovelyWife’s wedding ring is in fact her Mother’s ring – my In-Laws had been happily divorced for over 15 years at that point, and FMIL was happy to give her daughter her wedding ring. When we told my Father-in-Law we were getting married, we also told him that LovelyWife had her mom’s ring.

In a very touching gesture, my Father-in-Law gave me his wedding ring, and his blessing to do with it as I wanted. Words can’t accurately express how significant this event is for me… After the birth of my kids, LovelyWife’s Grandfather’s last meal and possibly the actual wedding, I would say that this event is definitely in the most significant events of my life.

Photo a day challenge – January 2012

1. You
2. Breakfast
3. Something you adore
4. Letterbox
5. Something you wore
6. Makes you smile
7. Favourite
8. Your sky
9. Daily routine
10. Childhood
11. Where you sleep
12. Close-up
13. In your bag
14. Something you’re reading
15. Happiness
16. Morning
17. Water
18. Something you bought
19. Sweet
20. Someone you love
21. Reflection
22. Your shoes
23. Something old
24. Guilty pleasure
25. Something you made
26. Colour
27. Lunch
28. Light
29. Inside your fridge
30. Nature
31. You, again