What about them? Where'd I get that "setting" ? Bwahahahha. No, no honey. This isn't some "setting" you buy. These old things....
The bottom band was my grandmothers wedding band...
The trinket in the middle is the engagment ring Rambob proposed to me with...
The top band was my great grandmothers wedding band...
You can still see their initals engraved on the inside of both. In it's own weird way, it keeps our family linked together forever. Then I had to wonder...
How many hogs these rings have seen butchered, or...
How many eggs have these rings picked up, or...
How many dishes have these rings washed, or ...
How many clothes these rings have washed and hung on the line to dry...
No, they aren't fancy. And no, I don't care... because there's a lot of history in these bands of gold
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love it. :)
reminded me of my high school class ring. my first serious beau was a dairy farmer. he wore it on his pinky - while he artificially inseminated cows. yup, when we broke up, i got it back.
That's very cool , LB :)
Kind of like us guys with our pocket knives and pocket watches!
Love the new layout on your blog , too, Been a while since I've been over here...
I love the story behind your rings. Those would be perfect for me as well.
I have small diamonds in my wedding/engagement rings because that's all we could afford 30 years ago and it still took us 2 years to pay it off. I wouldn't trade them for anything. Once my FORMER hairdresser grabbed my hand, sniffed "Why don't you go get a larger ring, your husband can afford a new one." I was horrified. I told her "I'd rather have my pontoon boat and my lake house for my entire family to enjoy than a huge ring on my finger that nobody can use." Then I stopped going to her.
Not only do they mean so much, they are beauties.
Good post. I hope those bands will go to someone who will appreciate them.
They are beautiful... and the history just makes them that much more intriguing and wonderful. So much of life now is about showing off and having the biggest and the best.. I'm so proud to know there are still those, such as yourself, that find the beauty in simple things and the history of life and family.
Love this post. How wonderful that the bands have a family history.
I wish I had someone precious to leave my wedding rings to. When I received them, it was in a time when the symbol alone meant everything. In the 21st century, there aren't any young women who would appreciate the years of survival that went into them.
Beautiful! My Mom's ring was much like that, composed of several family rings, and one tiny, perfect stone.
Love this! I have my grandmother's wedding set and I hope one day to wear them and then pass them on to my daughter / granddaughter!
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