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Busted into Two Pieces

by Victoria Holt on April 22, 2010


My mother’s jewelry box is in my closet, busted into two pieces. (I have five kids, and while no one confessed, I know it wasn’t me or the cat. We don’t have a cat.) I have coveted my mom’s jewelry box for years. It looks like a miniature Edwardian dresser with three felt-lined drawers and [...]

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Circle of Trees

by on March 23, 2010


I remember sitting on my mom’s lap as a child, and her having a pin that she wore almost all the time. It was a silver circular pin, with two trees woven in the pin, and two deer standing among the trees. I love this silver pin, I remember sitting on her lap, and playing [...]

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Reversing Roles

by on March 12, 2010


Well, we all know that old people need to be treated and cared for just like small children. I realized this only when my own parents started getting older and older and when they started needing help and support for almost all of their daily activities. They had started losing their teeth, their hair, their [...]

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Class of ’47

March 8, 2010

My mother always wore two rings, one on each hand. The left hand still is wearing her wedding band, now my right hand is wearing her Class of “47” ring. It’s worn and you can hardly read the inscription, but still lovely in design. It reminds daily of the love she gave her husband and [...]

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