It has been almost two months since my aunt, Peaches, died, and I've pretty much recovered from the trip and the task of making decisions about all of her belongings. I will continue to remember the wonderful things that came of our relationship, mainly her life on paper, and I hope that her writing will influence my writing.
Another thing that Peaches did well was to collect jewelry. Oh, my gosh! What beautiful pieces she had and wore and passed on to me. I can't begin to describe them and the countries they represent, but I will say that I have worn many of the necklaces/pendants and will enjoy them immensely until my sisters, daughter, and nieces choose pieces.
There were two rings in the home's safe that the social worker gave me in April. One is a very old and beautiful diamond ring, which I plan to give to one of Peaches' friends. The other is a garnet harem ring, and I'm thrilled to have it. It is made up of 5 slender gold rings, attached on the palm side. Each ring has 5 garnets on it, from small to very small, that form a colorful (mostly dark red) pattern. These all come together to form one large ethereal ring that completely covers the "ring" part of my finger. It is stunning, and I'm hoping that my husband will take me out to a dinner/dance or fancy party soon so that I can show it off. It's too beautiful to be kept in a safe.
The snapshots from my trip were developed a couple of weeks ago. I have an old Pentax 35 mm and have learned to love macro photography -- bees on flowers, mostly. Knowing that this would be my last trip to this city, I got up early and spent some time capturing flowers in the morning light. Only one was stunning, and I stare at it and marvel at its appropriateness.
It is a single white lily -- perfect, bright, in focus.
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