The rest of the story

My mother emailed me yesterday after reading my blog entry from Sunday and told me that the necklace I'm wearing in the picture was actually hers. I'd assumed it was from Grandmother Lockett mostly because the jet jewelry came from her and also I would never have imagined my mother buying a piece like that.

But she did--for the sum of $25, which was a lot of money then. She didn't recall if there ever were earrings or if maybe they were out of reach financially. She did say that my bio dad made $20,000 a year, which was a very large income for the time.

I love getting a glimpse into what things were like when I was a tiny girl.