Near & Far

How do you hold on to the ones that you love? Is it through shared experiences or through objects? This week, we hear about a grandad’s love for Christmas, we sit in the garden with Pappou, listen to a mum deciding where to put her grandma’s inherited item, a granddaughter remembering moments with her grandmother, and the small things that remind a granddaughter of her grandma.  Between the stories, some of the  All the Best team share their own grandparent memories. (You have to listen! No Spoilers!)   Papou’s Garden  by Olivia Thoma Olivia walks and talks with her Papou through his garden, and she sees how it helped him to make a new home. Producer: Olivia Thoma Featuring: Yiangos Thoma, with contributions from Andreas and Chloe Thoma   I’ll Always Remember by Rae Zhang Sometimes it's not objects or recipes but ... a song. When her grandmother's memory starts to fade, Rae realises that that its okay for her grandmother to forget, because she will always remember. Producer: Rae Zhang  Featuring: Jing Xiang  Translation: Haozhen He These stories were produced as part of a media unit at the University of Sydney - special thanks to Lea Redfern.   All The Best Credits Host: Gabriella Accaria Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee Patrick McKenzie writes our newsletter, and a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers  Shining Bird composed our theme music, and Annie Hamilton designed the artworkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.