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LadyHibiscus -> The Things They Left Behind (11/29/2008 1:42:22 PM)
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We've been doing the Big Clean since the wild one died, and this weekend's project is going through the old silver stock from when I was vending, and personal jewelry so I can sell it. First, I came across a silver bracelet that Bill gave me. Why on earth did I think it was amethyst inlay--it's sugilite! Looks nice on, too. I found this cute little turquoise one, too, from when the silly head first figured out that JEWELRY was a good present. Has it been fourteen years since I saw him?
I found these silver bracelets that I was working on for me and H, back when I was studying metalworking. They're not done, but mine looks really nice--a hammered cuff maybe an inch wide, 12 ga silver. Into the recycle bag! I know it's been nine years, but I am not going to put any more work into that piece, especially when its match will never be finished.
I am not a creature of sentiment, generally---lose the lover, lose the letters, eh? I am also a packrat, and it's easy to just put something away and not look at it for years. There have been other people in my life who never gave me anything that lasted except memories, and sometimes not even that. When H left me, I unloaded the jewelry he gave me---I kept the tools, though! [:)]
Are you a keeper? Are you happy to find something from the past? Does it make you feel better or worse about the person who gave it to you? I've had this rattling around in my head for awhile now, and just wanted to let it loose. [;)]
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