Granny's Jewellery Box
I met my uncle for coffee recently and he handed me this -
Its my Granny's old jewellery box. It always sat on her dressing table in the
bedroom and I would be allowed to play with it when I was a little girl. She always promised me that she would give it
to me on my 16th birthday. Then she said
it would be my 21st birthday present, then a wedding present, then she used to
joke that she would leave it to me in her will.
It was one of those daft family jokes.
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My Granny
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She died in 1997 in her nineties and of course by then I had
totally forgotten about the jewellery box.
Just having it brings back so many happy memories. I think its made of painted lacquer. The music still plays, but the little
ballerina has broken off, she used twirl round and be reflected in the mirrors
in the lid of the box. Perhaps I could
replace her.
Granny never had much jewellery, just a few strings of beads
and some brooches. But that jewellery
box seemed full of treasure to me as a young girl.
I'm so happy to have it.
Wonder who I'll leave it to??????
Love, Liz
Comments
Hope you can find a little ballerina for it.
Love Claire xx
Love from Mum
xx
Anne xx
Some things are just too precious because of the memories they hold.
I'm sure you could replace the ballerina.
Rose H
x
Nikki x
I have my mothers jewellery box with some of her costume jewellery and everytime I open it I can remember the feeling I had as a child that it was full of as you say wonderful 'treasures.......
Claire :]'