Here are some examples of the inspiring questions taken from this gift journal:

What are your earliest memories?

Please detail what you know of our family tree . . .

What do you remember about the place/s you lived when you were a child?

What sort of pets did you have when you were young and what were their names?

What did you want to do when you grew up?

What chores had to be done when you were young that aren’t needed to be done today?

What age were you when you started work? Tell me about the jobs you have had . . .

Tell me about a special piece of music that you and my grandmother had ‘just for you’ . . .

Tell me what my mum / dad was like when they were younger . . .

How did you feel when you were told you were going to be a grandparent?

Can you see any characteristics in me that come from other people in our family?

Tell me about the friends you have had in your life . . .

Describe the greatest change that you have seen in your lifetime so far ...

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