In (and out---?)

[vanillafluffy]

I went over to Mb's Wednesday afternoon and just got back. Am amazed I still have 'net, all the most so because BrightHouse left a pay-or-die tag on my door while I was gone, so I'm taking the opportunity to post while I can

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[pwcorgigirl]

Now you know how Aunt Ruth got rich: she hung onto her money! Sorry it wasn't worth more, and I hope the smashed toe and the mosquito bites all improve.

[vanillafluffy]

Thanks. At first, the toe didn't seem like a big deal, but I sure did something to it, it's got a purple ring of bruising all around it. Owwie!

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[ang5fam]

Back in those days, folks typically didn't give youth real jewelry. Was she your father's sister or your mother's? In our family, a lot depended on how "well-heeled" relative felt about your parents. We had many wealthy relatives but they weren't wild about my Dad so they never did much for us as a family. Sort of looked their noses down on our fam.

[vanillafluffy]

She was my father's older sister. She also had a horde of grandkids, so maybe she was feeling a little tapped out---? Still, my heart sank. Even silver would've brought a few dimes.

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[ang5fam]

You just never know~ I had a bunch of old jewelry in my closet that had been hand-me-downed by a relative years ago~ I took it to the pawn store recently and while most of it was costume, there was one ring that they paid me $180 for and another they gave me $95. The one that I got $95 was even broken around the band! Guess it was the gold and diamond (that I thought was fake) that was worth the $. Came in handy, I tell you!