The prompt for November 1 was a freebie for me: "How would your life change if you didn't have rent or a mortgage to pay, i.e., if your housing was free?" Umm, been there, done that, my housing *is* free, and the story of that is "Life Afloat."
Today's prompt is "Tell us the story of a piece of jewelry you own. Where did it come from, and what does it mean to you?" Where do I start, every piece of jewelry I have comes with a story, and I've got a lot of jewelry. One piece, though, stands out. It's a small diamond pendant in a triangular shape. (photo coming) that has been through 3 incarnations.
My father's mother had a pair of diamond stud earrings, the first incarnation. She also had two sons. When each got engaged, she gave him one earring to turn into a ring for his fiancee, the second incarnation. Then at some point early in my parents' marriage, they replaced the ring with an eternity band of diamonds, and my mother had the engagement ring rearranged into this unique diamond pendant. I have pictures of me as a toddler and that necklace around my mother's neck. After she died, the necklace passed to me and I wore it day and night for several years, in memory not just of her, but of the continuity of women - changing, rearranging, but somehow, always the same.
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I'm just now getting caught up. Yay for one more person blogging every day!
some family jewellry peices could certainly have some stories to tell if they could talk.
@RoseAnn - YOU started this!
@Winterwood - indeed. I think secretly, that's the reason some sensitive people have so much trouble simplifying; they are more receptive to the stories that all "things" have to tell than others, and don't want to lose those connections.
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