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Pilgrim in an Unholy Land

April 2, 2013 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Big, bright turkey earrings might be outlandish for some but for my mother; it was fitting. Spending time with my family during a holiday meal is like being a pilgrim in an unholy land. These times are rough, tense and unnerving. You never quite know who is going to create the next family scene or […]

Submitted by Linsey A. Daman

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You Can Never Be Too Elegant

April 26, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

Ann Pitman Inside the Jewelry Box

My great grandmother was the very epitome of fashion of her time. When she woke up every day, she dressed in either a dress, a suit with a skirt, or a blouse and a skirt, along with sensible pumps. If she went outside for more than something quick like checking the mailbox, she was wearing […]

Submitted by Ann M. Pitman

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Busted into Two Pieces

April 22, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

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 […]

Submitted by Victoria Holt

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My Mother and Jewels

April 19, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

My mother will be 80 next week exactly …She very rarely wore jewels …She still wears her very simple wedding ring , and once or twice she bought herself a jewel, but never or very seldom wore it. It is because it was considered vain, or bad to wear jewels. She came from an Italian […]

Submitted by Danielle

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Tumultuous Relationship

April 16, 2010 by Guest Author 1 Comment

God bless you for finding such a kind way to get past your relationship with your mom. My relationship with my mother was awful to put it kindly. I did everything to make her well that I could, including to wish I had her cancer. She was giving up and I told her we could […]

Submitted by Jackie Saulmon Ramirez

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Princess Necklace

April 14, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

When I was a little girl I loved to look inside my Mother’s jewelery box. My absolute favorite pieces were two necklaces I never saw her wear. I think she wore them in her younger years when she dressed for fancy dances. They were made of sparkly rhinestones. I thought they looked like diamonds, something […]

Submitted by Margaret Demick

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Heart Shaped Necklace

April 14, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

Barbara – I was touched by your mention of your mother. When I was in the upper grades of elementary school I became aware of a necklace that my mom had. It wasn’t large but it caught my eye. It was a simple heart shaped necklace on a gold chain. For very special occasions she […]

Submitted by Ellen Janssen

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Mystery and magic

April 14, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

My mother, now aged 85, has a small gold cross pendant with a diamond chip. She has had it for at least 65 years, and it held inside it a surprise that mystifies me still. The back of the cross had a tiny pinhole. When you held the hole to one eye, you could read […]

Submitted by Susan Pflug

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Mom’s Diamonds

April 14, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

My Mom was not a big jewelry freak. She liked costume pieces that were a little flashy for ‘events,’ but not on a regular basis. Being a Depression Kid, though, she knew the value of gold and stones and for an anniversary she asked my father to get her some nice diamond studs she could […]

Submitted by Christine

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Caring for a Dad with Alzheimer’s

April 8, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

My Dad, Stratford S. Hilliard, lost his seven-year fight with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s in February 2009. He was two months shy of his 89th birthday. He was the 12th of 13 children, but ended up being the patriarch of our large extended family. Of almost all of his brothers and sisters who had children, he […]

Submitted by Pamela Hilliard Owens

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Her Wedding Ring

March 28, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

My mom has never been a big wearer of jewelry, a pair of earrings here, a necklace there, but always wearing her wedding ring. This is a piece of jewelry that in 29 years I have never seen off of my mothers finger. She works in the garden with it, does dishes, gives the dogs […]

Submitted by Jen

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Something Blue Passed Down

March 27, 2010 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

As a child, my grandmother had this gorgeous sapphire ring. It was a stunning piece really, something antique you could not find anywhere. In fact, it was given to her by my grandfather’s mother in the 1930’s. Anyways, when we were at my grandparent’s house, I used to play around wearing all of my grandmother’s […]

Submitted by Marta A

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