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Eve Celsi's avatar

I'm in the antique jewelry business- talismanic stuff. A story to share- A woman came into the shop with a very long, (maybe 4 feet), heavy 18k yellow gold chain. She wanted my shop to cut it and make 6 or 7 bracelets out of it. She shared that the chain had been sewn into the hem of the dress her great grandmother wore when emigrating to the US from Greece as a young widow with 3 small children. The chain was meant as insurance, a way to bribe people along the way as needed to insure safe passage. It remained intact, and my client had inherited this entire chain. To truly honor the family matriarch, this woman had enough jewelry made from the chain to give a piece of it to every one of her Yaya's female descendants. THAT'S how to do it!

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Mk's avatar

I remember going to the 26th street flea market and looking at a seemingly untouched drawer full of little things, which reminded me of what someone might find when any of us die. A few years ago,after my mother’s death and the sad necessity of selling out funky but cool family home of 55 years,I had to be pretty ,well, practical, going back to a 600 sq. Foot walkup.I kept some things,and whenever they get touched,they bring back memories….but less is more. Someone is going to empty out My apartment some day.

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