It was a terrible start to the bushfire season this week. At one stage this week—Wednesday—there were up to 40 fires burning in New South Wales. One home was destroyed, at least one other was damaged, and dozens of people were forced to evacuate.

It got me thinking: if I had to leave my home in a hurry, of all my possessions what is the most valuable to me and why?

Now for this exercise we must assume that family members, pets and photos are well and truly safe.

I want to hear about the interesting things in your life that hold a special significance to you--that you’d be devastated to lose. Maybe it’s something very old that’s been passed down from generation to generation – a war medal? Some jewelry? A wedding dress? Maybe you’d be devastated to lose your music collection. It doesn’t necessarily have to be something expensive…just something significant….and preferably something that has a bit of a story behind it.

If family and pets were safe, what one thing would you wish to save from a burning house?