What You Keep

After going through ye olde jewelry box, I found that most of what I had in it to begin with were things I never wore but still wanted to keep. Memories in shiny form.

The tiara I wore on my wedding day. I had all these grand plans for my wedding (like you do) but nothing seemed to work out quite like I had imagined. But I had always wanted a tiara and by gum, I was bound and determined to get one. About the only thing I liked about the day too.

The earrings my grandpa got me for graduation. Gold is not my metal and I don’t wear earrings (even though I do have pierced ears) but these just hold so many memories of my grandpa. He always used to smell of wool flannel, curry and dirt. He thought I drove too fast. He would eat an onion like an apple. Once my grandmother made some chili colorado with some of his super hot Indian chilies and I had to drink an entire gallon of milk and eat half a loaf of bread to get through a single bowl. It was good though.

The teensy tiny pendant I have had since I was a child. It was my princess necklace. My aunt would build grand forts in the living room and pin the necklace into my hair and we’d make believe I was a princess and she was a knight. Silly but fun.

The necklace I have had since I was about 4. My dad bought it for me in Mexico.

The enamel pin I picked up at the Goodwill for 50 cents and was wearing in my hair the day I met Mr F.

The necklace I got for my twelfth birthday. My best friend was wearing one like it and I exclaimed over how great it was. She pointed to my gift and there was a matching necklace draped across the top. It has lost a link and is currently being held together with a safety pin but that’s ok.

A dollar ring that I keep because for no discernable reason.

Blog fodder and nostalgia. Not bad.

Two more good things for today:

1) Books!

Books are good. Friends who send you knitting books and cookbooks are better. Friends, who upon finding that you have never read the Anne of Green Gables series, send you the entire series are best. B is, as ever, full of awesome. Thanks B!

2) Yesterday’s mad dash to go look at a car turned out to be a good thing as we drove it home. It’s the same make and model as our old car (Vauxhall Corsa) but seven years newer and silver to boot. We were most joyful to find that the glove compartment on the new car has a door (ours didn’t) and we now have a cigarette lighter for charging stuff! Other happy making stuff: suspension, a radio with a non-broken tape deck, right side working speakers. Yes, we are easily pleased.

Today’s Blogs:

Folk and Fairy: This is Jessica who takes magical pictures and links to awesome stuff. I am particularly enamoured of these tiny doors…

Snowangels: I read it for the pens. Pens are friends!

Aaand that’s about it. Hope your Tuesday is going well.