Treasure bits and pieces

A crystal clear memory

Last week, I wrote about the strands of crystal beads that I’ve collected and wear quite often. After reading the column, Rita Feldhusen called to say she was reminded of her mother. “My mother had the same kind of beads,” Feldhusen said. “And when I think of her, I see her in that necklace.”

The crystal beads brought another memory as well – the memory of a fragrance, Feldhausen added. “My mother wore the same perfume for years. When I saw the photo of the woman wearing crystals, I thought of my mother, and I smelled ‘Evening in Paris.’ “

Cruising down memory lane

Barbara Root of Spokane called to say she recently wore her own crystal beads for the first time in years. Root was preparing for an Alaskan cruise and wanted to accessorize a beautiful royal blue dress.

When she opened her jewelry box, she spotted the set of crystal jewelry that had been a gift from her mother.

“I didn’t wear the necklace because the neckline of the dress was decorated,” Root said. “But I wore the bracelet and it looked beautiful.”

Share your story

What about you? Do you have a string of those beautiful aurora borealis crystals that no well-dressed woman would have been without in the late 1950s? Share your story.

Drop me a line or give me a call and tell me the tale of your own beads.

Farm Chicks in magazine

The September issue of Country Living Magazine is on the stands. In it is a 5-page fold-out spread featuring The Farm Chicks’ spring sale in Fairfield, Wash.

By the way, the Chicks’ fall sale is coming up and will be in Fairfield on Sept. 24 and 25.

For more information, go to www.thefarmchicks.com