The book has plenty of chapters and phrases that we don't use nowadays, and a lot of it reflects the colonial days. There's a chapter on things on a ship as many came over as seafarers, and then there's a chapter on smoking utensils, including many opium related terms!!!

I think every item the elderlies hold on to have a story, even a plate or a garment, and eventually, you learn so much about them and their past that you weren't aware of. Hopefully you're mum will have some interesting stories for you