I’ve described before some of the problems I’ve faced because my parents decided to call me by my middle name. My awkward appellation has apparently been too much for certain jewelers tasked with inscribing my name or initials onto pieces I’ve been given. During my current decluttering initiative, I found […]
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Questions of History Raised by Roman Empire Treasures
A few weeks ago my husband and I went to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City to see the exhibit of Roman Empire luxuries—gold jewelry, silver platters, bronze statuettes, and other artifacts. I was most impressed with the jewelry. I don’t wear much jewelry other than earrings, but […]
Continue readingOn Birthdays and Owls: Remembering My Mother
Today would have been my mother’s 82nd birthday. One of my most popular posts on this blog is the one I wrote to mark her 80th birthday. By that time, she was in assisted living because of her Alzheimer’s, and she could not really celebrate her birthday that year. Last […]
Continue readingMy Grandmother’s Celtic Cross
I’ve written other posts this year about jewelry I received from my maternal grandmother—earrings she bought for me and another heirloom she gave me. Today’s post is about a Celtic cross pin that belonged to my grandmother, which my mother gave me shortly after my grandmother died. I don’t […]
Continue readingMemories Prompted by an Amethyst Pin
My maternal grandmother gave me an amethyst pin many years ago. I don’t remember exactly when, but I wore it frequently with a purple plaid dress I had in 1985, so I probably received the pin about that time. I enjoyed wearing it with a navy or grey blazer over […]
Continue readingAbsaroka Ranch, Wyoming: Sight-Seeing on Horseback and a Gift to Myself
I wrote on July 15 about the Oregon emigrants’ experience sight-seeing at Ice Slough in Wyoming. My family has vacationed in the Wind River Range not far from Ice Slough, at Absaroka Ranch. Absaroka Ranch is located outside Dubois, Wyoming, at the headwaters of the Wind River, nestled beneath the […]
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