I've always wanted a locket, ever since I was a little girl. Probably every girl who grew up in the 80s did, thanks to the movie Annie. I didn't want just any old locket though. I wanted a special one or one with a story or a very old one or one that was given to me or....something.
I found it.
Here is the thing. I don't wear much jewelry. Except the lovely ring that I nearly lost forever and my red glass signature necklace I don't wear anything regularly. I'm being very careful about what I purchase and what I bring into my home this year. I didn't need a locket. I certainly didn't need to buy myself jewelry! What about being frugal? What about not spending money on things I don't need? It is only January February and already I'm buying something frivolous?
Well, sometimes it feels good to break the rules. Especially when a sterling locket made in 1895 with original monochrome photos is involved.
No, I don't know who they are. Or most likely, were. I do know that I am keeping their photos together and saving them respectfully. Yes, I did indeed pop them out of the locket to put my own photos inside. Most people react with horror when I tell them this part. I thought about this for a long time and I realized that the worst thing would be for the locket to sit in a box untouched and unused. Much better for me to use the locket and appreciate it. I'm just not that type of person. I don't buy things just for the sake of owning something, I buy things to use them and find joy in their use. So I put tiny photos of my two boys in it and it is the "mama" jewelry I never knew I wanted.
So I've been wearing it with my red glass one and so glad I bent the "only buy stuff I truly need" rules. Oh, and yet another tunic photo! This one is actually a vintage smock though and I bought it many moons ago.
We're just heading out of a cold/flu cycle in our house (as his grumpy little face shows) so I'll be back soon when I'm all caught up. Um, if that ever happens.
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Was it horrible to have taken the photos out of the locket? What would you have done?
