CHARMED
TODAY I WAS DOING SOME ORGANIZING AND I CAME UPON MY OLD CHARM BRACELET.
DO YOU REMEMBER THOSE? MAYBE YOU HAD ONE. MAYBE YOUR MUM DID.
IT WAS MEMORY LANE FOR ME FOR SURE AS I LOOKED AT EACH SILVER CHARM AND WHAT IT REPRESENTED FOR ME. EVERY SINGLE CHARM WAS GIFTED TO ME AT SOME IMPORTANT OR MEMORABLE TIME OF MY LIFE.
I HAD A CHARM FROM MY DEAR FRIEND, BARB, THAT SAID,”A DATE TO REMEMBER”, AND IT WAS ENGRAVED ON THE BACK ,‘TO JUICE’ LOVE BARB. WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE GRADE NINE AND MY NICKNAME,’DREWS’ (PRONOUNCED ‘DROOCE’)SOMEHOW MORPHED INTO ‘JUICE’ . WE STILL USE THAT NAME TO THIS DAY ON OCCASION…HA HA.
I HAVE CHARMS THAT REFLECT MY LOVE OF MUSIC (A TREBLE CLEF, FLUTE AND PIANO…. BUT SURPRISINGLY NO GUITAR) , A GREEN CAT CHARM AS I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A CAT FOR A PET. (NO PETS CURRENTLY THOUGH)
CHARMS THAT REFLECT MY FAITH,(A CROSS AND THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS) , MY TRAVELS, (PEGGY’S COVE), ONES THAT REPRESENTED A HOLIDAY, (LIKE THE CHRISTMAS WREATH), AND PLACES I’VE LIVED(LIKE CALGARY).
I THINK I RECEIVED THIS BRACELET ON MY ‘SWEET 16’TH BIRTHDAY FROM MY PARENTS AND I NOTICE AN ’18’ CHARM AS WELL AS WEDDING BELLS AND WEDDING RINGS. IT IS A LITTLE MICRO DIARY OF MY LIFE.
DO YOU OWN ANY OLD MEMORABILIA/ JEWELRY LIKE THIS? DID YOU HAVE AN I.D. BRACELET LIKE ALL THE COOL KIDS? POOKA SHELL NECKLACE PERHAPS?
IT WAS FUN TO FIND THIS TODAY.
WHEN WE FINALLY START GOING OUT WITH OTHER FOLKS AGAIN I’LL HAVE TO WEAR THIS SOMETIME.
IT WOULD BE A GOOD CONVERSATION STARTER! ‘CHARMED, I’M SURE!‘