jewels of great price

[electricland]

I'm wearing one of my oldest necklaces today. It's a white stone heart pendant on a leather thong, with some brass beads on either side of the pendant. It fits like a choker, a necklace length I find very comforting for some reason. I was given it by a friend of my parents -- who, I don't remember now -- when I was about nine. At the time, being a nine-year-old girl and fond of sparkly things, I never wore it, nor much of the other odd dull wood and stone and metal jewelry I was given here and there; I thought it was boring and I probably found it heavy. Now I love it.

What I did wear a lot in those days was this. I lost track of it somewhere along the way, like so much of my stuff (especially jewelry -- it's always the pieces you love and wear a lot that vanish). So I'm delighted to see that the Met still sells it. Perhaps I need to get one again, for old times' sake.

Comments

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

wonderful to have something that's been with you so long. and i vote yest to replacing hte one you lost.

[electricland.livejournal.com]

clearly this calls for a trip to New York...

It's funny but I have actually managed to hang onto almost all the jewelry I've been given over the years. Probably because it's never got shoved in a box and put in storage -- at least not for long! It generally moves with me when I move, and in fact a lot of it lives in a leather box from Africa which also brings back memories. The stuff I lost I do regret -- a great earring, a sort of sterling silver swoop around a purple bead, and a silver bracelet my aunt and uncle gave me. (The store that came from is in my neighbourhood; I keep meaning to go in and see if they can replicate it for me one of these days.)

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

the lost stuff seems to stay with us on some level i think. i had a bracelet my parents got me in florence....*sigh*

and i love the idea of seeing what can be replicated. er, not in an sg-1 replicator kind of way though, ok? *hugs*

[kaelsu2.livejournal.com]

I was horrible with loosing stuff when I was a kid.. come to think of it, I'm not so great with not loosing stuff as an adult :(

The read heart necklace is really nice and I am tempted to buy one as well! Hmm... love hearts... check. Love the colour red... check. Yep, my opinion is probably biased, but you should replace the lost necklace!

[electricland.livejournal.com]

All righty then, it's unanimous! New York here I come!

As I say, it's always the stuff I love and wear all the time that gets lost. The stuff that sits at home in a drawer never seems to go anywhere. Boo.