tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post8582221238579501792..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Bracelet Love! materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36271986484833931762013-04-29T13:11:59.342-07:002013-04-29T13:11:59.342-07:00I like your anthropological observation about the ...I like your anthropological observation about the roots of our adorning ourselves. I often get hooked on a piece's talismanic properties, even though I know mine is magical thinking . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38012581484295650382013-04-29T13:10:47.875-07:002013-04-29T13:10:47.875-07:00She really did! Thanks, K.She really did! Thanks, K.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47417222626807664472013-04-29T13:10:30.909-07:002013-04-29T13:10:30.909-07:00Thanks, Elizabeth. I do think this gift really tes...Thanks, Elizabeth. I do think this gift really testifies to her strength of character and to her love for us. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-68013061979091347992013-04-29T06:07:55.719-07:002013-04-29T06:07:55.719-07:00I am moved by your mom's effort to do somethin...I am moved by your mom's effort to do something special for the daughters and daughters-in-law she loved, and I'm happy that you've found comfort in wearing it. In human history, one of the earliest reasons for wearing jewelry and other adornments was the power they conferred on the wearer -- and in your three bracelets it's clear that the power is love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85207073420049608722013-04-29T05:37:37.648-07:002013-04-29T05:37:37.648-07:00I prefer jewelry that carries memories, or symboli...I prefer jewelry that carries memories, or symbolizes something- often the style is the least important factor. What a lovely medley of loving gifts. What determination and spirit your mother had to pull that off.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-84374596765860873722013-04-29T02:21:36.954-07:002013-04-29T02:21:36.954-07:00I love the fact that she made this happen despite ...I love the fact that she made this happen despite all the difficulties. What strength of character and of love for you all.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-55991885517323513402013-04-28T19:54:16.498-07:002013-04-28T19:54:16.498-07:00No, it doesn't. It's like no place I'v...No, it doesn't. It's like no place I've ever heard of or seen - but it wasn't abnormal.K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-297027517954563682013-04-28T18:23:17.108-07:002013-04-28T18:23:17.108-07:00Something in the way you've phrased this reall...Something in the way you've phrased this really struck me, Lorrie. I think I do like this combo so much because it takes something of my Mom and makes it mine, makes part of her become part of me. Thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54617717826706810622013-04-28T18:22:22.453-07:002013-04-28T18:22:22.453-07:00Exactly! It isn't much on its own, but I love ...Exactly! It isn't much on its own, but I love it in combination. I'll be interested to see, when I post a picture of the one that she first wanted copied for us, if it's similar to your mom's.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-54602413761406660742013-04-28T18:21:22.649-07:002013-04-28T18:21:22.649-07:00Thanks, Rosemary, for sharing your story, another ...Thanks, Rosemary, for sharing your story, another example of the comfort in a mother's jewelry. And another example of getting over our aesthetic fussiness to see something that our departed loved one saw. . . .and to carry them with us. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-49863989227292841912013-04-28T18:17:45.114-07:002013-04-28T18:17:45.114-07:00Welcome, and thanks for commenting! I'm findin...Welcome, and thanks for commenting! I'm finding the various readers' comments about their mothers' jewelry quite moving -- it doesn't really seem to matter to any of us that our tastes are/were different. As with you wearing yellow gold despite it not having been your preference, I find I see, more and more, what it was that made this bracelet a choice for Mom, and that connection with her transcends the aesthetics. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-34838903661867347042013-04-28T18:14:20.562-07:002013-04-28T18:14:20.562-07:00I think so as well, Lisa. Although she certainly w...I think so as well, Lisa. Although she certainly wasn't letting on that she saw herself diminishing back when she was preparing her secret surprise, and although she hadn't had that diagnosis yet, I think her intuition must have pushed her to making her plan and carrying it out so impressively. And those bracelets have captured not only that intuition but the love you speak of . . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74091938985052914842013-04-28T18:12:01.183-07:002013-04-28T18:12:01.183-07:00Yes, pieces with important stories attached have a...Yes, pieces with important stories attached have a power to comfort as much as delight, don't they?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-53830679073860785802013-04-28T18:10:34.230-07:002013-04-28T18:10:34.230-07:00We have wondered what initiated her impulse, but y...We have wondered what initiated her impulse, but yes, somehow I think she saw it as a way of sending her love forward and keeping us bonded. And I do wonder which of the next generations might wear the bracelets and how much of the story will continue to be told of them.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-80060203254794855132013-04-28T18:08:51.650-07:002013-04-28T18:08:51.650-07:00This is an amazing dream. Does that valley resembl...This is an amazing dream. Does that valley resemble the part of Italy he emigrated from at all, or at least as much as you'd ever had that described to you? Sounds as if he was an important figure in your life . . . and continues to be.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88954324949073076022013-04-28T18:06:23.742-07:002013-04-28T18:06:23.742-07:00My mom did some of this as well, although in some ...My mom did some of this as well, although in some cases, then she'd wonder where a certain piece was, forgetting she'd gifted it. Lovely to wear these pieces now, though, just as you say. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-22814119770073323432013-04-28T18:05:04.421-07:002013-04-28T18:05:04.421-07:00Thanks, Nancy. I love it too! ;-)Thanks, Nancy. I love it too! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-34320780772410518912013-04-28T18:04:36.891-07:002013-04-28T18:04:36.891-07:00I know you love to mix up your silver bracelets, m...I know you love to mix up your silver bracelets, many of those gifts, so you know how I'll appreciate mine. And isn't that impressive of my Mom, setting that up to leave us such a lasting message of love?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91841993119446664692013-04-28T17:43:48.118-07:002013-04-28T17:43:48.118-07:00I love this story. What a beautiful memory you hav...I love this story. What a beautiful memory you have of your mother's last tangible gift to you. <br />Wearing the bracelets together is a way to meld their varying styles into something uniquely you.Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63839382194226681892013-04-28T13:12:16.004-07:002013-04-28T13:12:16.004-07:00The bracelets together are beautiful together, and...The bracelets together are beautiful together, and I like the way the bracelet from your mother softens and unites the other two bracelets, although it seems like it would be but a little slip of nothing on its own. The pattern seems like a simplification of a bracelet I have that was my own mother's.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5321690926215720642013-04-28T13:12:06.665-07:002013-04-28T13:12:06.665-07:00The bracelets together are beautiful together, and...The bracelets together are beautiful together, and I like the way the bracelet from your mother softens and unites the other two bracelets, although it seems like it would be but a little slip of nothing on its own. The pattern seems like a simplification of a bracelet I have that was my own mother's.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73926750650512782402013-04-28T02:22:20.776-07:002013-04-28T02:22:20.776-07:00What a lovely story. My version of your bracelet i...What a lovely story. My version of your bracelet is a Claddagh ring, which belonged to my mother, and which she wore all the time alongside her wedding ring. Not my sort of thing at all - I always thought the design cliched and a bit cloying. But when she died a decade ago, and my father immediately handed over her jewellery to me, I put on the ring and have worn it constantly ever since. It reminds me of her, of course, and also, in some odd way, I feel that a little bit of her has travelled with it and with me in everything I've done over that time. Clearly, your mother's last gift has a very special significance for you, and how wonderful to be able to have so close to you for as long as you need it that tangible reminder of her love.<br />RosemaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58936862457916345912013-04-27T22:59:28.281-07:002013-04-27T22:59:28.281-07:00Beautiful bracelets! On the day of my mom's fu...Beautiful bracelets! On the day of my mom's funeral two years ago, my dad asked my five sisters and I to go to my parents' house so that we could divide all of my mom's jewelry. It was hard to do. None of us wanted to be the first to take something but we eventually did it. It had been years that I hadn't worn yellow goal but I took my mom's gold bracelet and chain. To this day, I have been wearing the bracelet no matter what I wear or do. It is like she is still close to me and I get some comfort from that. Keep enjoying the bracelet that she gave you and wear the one that she use to wear since it is a good way to be connected with your mom.heberubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460317890300476728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85647687300259016032013-04-27T12:52:58.111-07:002013-04-27T12:52:58.111-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62232130903882710212013-04-27T11:08:03.955-07:002013-04-27T11:08:03.955-07:00Yes, the bracelets do look wonderful together. It&...Yes, the bracelets do look wonderful together. It's almost better that the one from your mom has less aesthetic personality than the other two. It stands out more that way.<br /><br />It sounds as though your mother somehow knew what was coming, and used her last mental powers to make this happen. She loved you. As you do your daughter, and she loves you.<br /><br />xoxoxoxLPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.com