tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post6607873191014448253..comments2023-08-13T05:51:02.635-04:00Comments on werelivingafulllife: With this ring I remember..Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-8497818293204076122015-03-03T17:41:19.877-05:002015-03-03T17:41:19.877-05:00Such a sweet story! I have my grandmother's ri...Such a sweet story! I have my grandmother's rings. I actually wore them on my wedding day on and moved them to the other hand when it was time. Kenya G. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901164070843042029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-71660850345959733082015-02-27T07:09:34.330-05:002015-02-27T07:09:34.330-05:00I think that's nice that you've decided to...I think that's nice that you've decided to recreate the piece that you and your father had chosen together. Although it isn't the exact one that was stolen.; I can see it would be a sort of tribute after a time and gain a whole different and unique meaning. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-21961768748247148472015-02-27T04:14:30.511-05:002015-02-27T04:14:30.511-05:00Hi Jen - what a lovely story ... and to have those...Hi Jen - what a lovely story ... and to have those precious memories of your grandparents - even if you didn't know Popa that well. I'm so pleased you're treasuring them now. In South Africa I had some jewellery stolen - one was a present from my father ... something unique we'd chosen together ... it'll have been melted down ... but I can recreate and at some stage I will ... <br /><br />So pleased for you .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-24258218101603843442015-02-26T19:28:45.806-05:002015-02-26T19:28:45.806-05:00What horrible things people do Angelia. I can'...What horrible things people do Angelia. I can't believe they took your precious ring! So sad and so sorry to hear that. Sounds like your dad was a pretty cool guy, making money ring, neat trick! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-78978729288885321272015-02-26T19:23:47.888-05:002015-02-26T19:23:47.888-05:00Hey I have a cast iron stove if you ever get the u...Hey I have a cast iron stove if you ever get the urge to iron, come on over and I'll fix you up!! he he :) I know what you mean about keeping those treasures Sonya, those things need to be given to other family who understand where they came from, appreciate their history, their story. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-82989427898600143832015-02-26T19:20:56.350-05:002015-02-26T19:20:56.350-05:00I'm never short on family stories Marcy. Glad ...I'm never short on family stories Marcy. Glad you enjoyed it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-50281500140668356052015-02-26T19:19:01.643-05:002015-02-26T19:19:01.643-05:00Silvia, Your book sounds like a treasure. Knowing ...Silvia, Your book sounds like a treasure. Knowing you and how you love your home country, its history, literature and your family it is no wonder how very special this book is to you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-76029985785514677852015-02-26T19:13:43.286-05:002015-02-26T19:13:43.286-05:00I'm so sorry that you can't find it Paula,...I'm so sorry that you can't find it Paula, what terrible thing at such a sad time. I am so sorry. And I know what you mean about another diamond not being the same.<br /><br /> Who knows maybe one day you'll find it somewhere somehow. Once I lost and earing it was one of a pair from my first mothers day. I like you was heartbroken. About six months later my Nana found it in the bottom of her dishwasher! <br />We Catholics always said a little prayer to St Anthony when we lose something, <br />St. Anthony, please come around. Something's been lost and can't be found. Might help!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-36326425000341912772015-02-26T19:05:21.239-05:002015-02-26T19:05:21.239-05:00Silver is lovely isn't it? As I've gotten ...Silver is lovely isn't it? As I've gotten older I've grown an appreciation for it. I have my kids hair too, not big on teeth saving but hair I'm with ya Susie.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-68711552620131747882015-02-26T19:03:22.394-05:002015-02-26T19:03:22.394-05:00I think my Aunt Marie ended up with that ring afte...I think my Aunt Marie ended up with that ring after she passed, she's her youngest daughter. My absolute favorite thing of Nana's is the one thing I took when she passed and that was her button box. As a child we played for hours and hours in that box, it had tons of colorful buttons in a green tin that I think had some sort of Irish biscuits in in originally. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-48458866000606893692015-02-25T17:07:05.682-05:002015-02-25T17:07:05.682-05:00Wonderful story and very precious, beautiful ring!...Wonderful story and very precious, beautiful ring! I had a few antique inherited rings that were stolen in our home invasion. UGH. Breaks my heart to think of it. But I do have a little one dollar bill my step dad made into a shirt. I treasure that. It reminds me of when he would make me rings with a $20 bill as a child. I thought that was the coolest thing ever. Pretty sure I spent those! Lol. Angelia Simshttp://youthinkyoucanblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-69352234570993971042015-02-25T10:55:10.018-05:002015-02-25T10:55:10.018-05:00Aww...this is a beautiful story. I'm all mush...Aww...this is a beautiful story. I'm all mush over here. I own two sentimental objects passed down from my grandmother. One is wooden standing radio & the other are two irons that had to be heated up in the stove before using them. Antiques I will never sell. Ladyteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798910284049433252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-45786785529129719702015-02-24T23:52:33.656-05:002015-02-24T23:52:33.656-05:00What a beautiful, sweet story. I'm so glad yo...What a beautiful, sweet story. I'm so glad you have those wonderful memories along with the ring.Marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00336729074703850201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-41544050280352402262015-02-24T17:35:36.180-05:002015-02-24T17:35:36.180-05:00First, let me just say that it's great to see ...First, let me just say that it's great to see you back in the blogging world, Jen. And that is a beautiful ring. I have a book, a small paperback of poems from Romania. You know, I can't even remember how it arrived in my possession, but it may have been from my aunt, who helped raise me. I love that little old book for what's inside, for the place of its origin.<br />Your story is so heart-warming. Silvia Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437144517262211712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-86656060395196039022015-02-23T23:22:45.222-05:002015-02-23T23:22:45.222-05:00I wear my MIL's thin gold band that we found i...I wear my MIL's thin gold band that we found in her jewelry box after she died. I will have to tell the story on my blog sometime soon. I love this story Jen. And the ring is beautiful. I lost the diamond from my engagement ring just about 3 weeks before Richard died. I am heartsick and looked everywhere. The kids wanted me to just take it to the jeweler and get it replaced. But it wouldn't be the same.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-30599004865460680702015-02-23T18:39:40.615-05:002015-02-23T18:39:40.615-05:00I lost my engagement and wedding rings. I replace...I lost my engagement and wedding rings. I replaced them with cheap silver stuff that I knew I would lose eventually. I like the silver stuff better. <br /><br />I did save my son's baby hair. I like that a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-15509551545536856152015-02-23T15:45:07.492-05:002015-02-23T15:45:07.492-05:00What a sweet story about your Nana's ring, Jen...What a sweet story about your Nana's ring, Jen. I'm glad the "original" one was found! How neat it was given to you down the line. This is terrible, but I'm not very sentimental. My mom didn't wear much jewelry so she didn't pass anything done to us (and I think she and my dad both were buried with wearing their wedding rings). Hubby has a couple of rings and other pieces of jewelry from his parents. I'm not sure what he will eventually do with them.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-55262360688139103802015-02-23T15:08:08.278-05:002015-02-23T15:08:08.278-05:00I think those types of those things are extra spec...I think those types of those things are extra special because they are sort of symbols of our beginnings- where we came from! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10204165708189660644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1358549399838555786.post-52573097925754704532015-02-23T14:28:15.519-05:002015-02-23T14:28:15.519-05:00Many things in my home have so much sentiment atta...Many things in my home have so much sentiment attached, because they once belonged to someone special. I cherish my Mom's wedding ring, as well as my husband's grandmother's ring.Ms. Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263882972749791087noreply@blogger.com