Finished a Jack Reacher book, Worth Dying For by Lee Child Sunday night...boy, what a ride!!! I have found something that really holds my interest. A complicated guy, a good story, right versus wrong.. NOW I am sure this kind of thing really does NOT happen in our world... It is a story, wild and woolly.. find myself staying up until 2am trying to find a good place to stop :) needless to stay I like these books and the characters in them... the violence may be a little too excessive.. but it is part of the story..
Cleaned house today, sometimes it just gets to be too much-- HAS to be done right now!!! I always feel so much better with the clean, clean smell wafting about me :) surfaces dust free, a bag of dog hair that I can see in the garbage (as opposed to I know it is there just can't really see it)
Think I will go get a load of gravel for the driveway and in front of the shed...that would be productive.....
I found my jewelry box!! In a box in the garage...after looking in the closets in the bedroom, cleaning out the closet, so I can see what is in there, under the bed... found my Mother's jewelry too, along with my box.. I am wearing her wedding ring.... can anyone see anything wrong with that? It makes me feel good, like I am sharing a part of Mom & Dad's love and devotion to one another, which I still remember and basked in all my life. I remember when they went to get it made, as her little original one was wearing out in the back and needed fixed, so they decided to go better and bigger... Diamonds are my birthstone and it never seemed to bother me when I had a ring that looked similar to a wedding ring, which this one sort of doesn't, kind of.... She willed her jewelry to me in the Will, so it is mine and I don't want to break it apart as it means too much to me and to them. But then I kind of feel like I am doing something wrong, kind of... but not really..... and want it to live, not sit in a box forever.....
Take Care All & God Bless
You just know they would want you to wear it and have those lovely memories all to rare of growing up in a house where parents really loved each other.
ReplyDeleteWe always like to listen to a Jack Reacher audio book when we're traveling in Therapy. Makes for an interesting time of it. Great character. We like the audio books, since Dick Hill is the same guy that reads all of them (at least so far) and we're really sure he sounds just like Jack Reacher. That new movie with Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher just didn't sound like it would be something we'd enjoy, so we've never seen it. Cruise just isn't my mental image of Reacher, I'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteI find the older I get the less I want to read about violence. I've returned books to the library written by one of my favorite authors because I don't want to think about the violence, even though it is an integral part of the plot.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful thing you are wearing your Mom's wedding ring. It should never be in a box in the closet...enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI think wearing your mom's ring is a wonderful tribute to the love your parents shared. Go for it!
ReplyDeleteI gave my Mother's ring set to my son's fiancee ... she would love to know that. Stephanie and Yates both enjoyed learning the story behind the ring set ... and made them appreciate it even more. good stuff
ReplyDeleteI think I'm wanting to pea gravel my whole backyard along with rocks and a fountain and plants and such... boo hiss on grass
I love that you are wearing your mothers rings. Why hide them away
ReplyDeleteremembering the love every day all day.
I love the Jack Reacher novels and have read them all. Always waiting for the next one.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, you should definitely wear your mom's jewelry. I have a little gold nugget with my mom's original tiny diamonds from her first engagement ring attached and hardy a day has passed that I haven't worn it. I think it makes us feel closer to them, and somehow they know it. My mom is still here, but she has demintia, so.... It makes me feel good wearing her necklace.
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ReplyDeleteA wise friend once told me, jewlery was meant to be worn. It does not get to shine and dazze in a closed box.
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