My Great Grandmother's Jewelry

We looked through my great grandmothers old jewelry the other day... She died when I was a little girl.

I use to think that buying jewelry was kind of a waste of money- Same thing for flowers. Actually, I still think that for flowers, but whatever.

I don't think that for jewelry anymore.
Looking through her jewelry, opening things that still smelled like her, wearing her old necklace.. The old hat box, her mothers ring, the watch that stopped ticking.. What a way to be remembered,  and I mean that. I have a box of stuff that I've attached sentimental value to sitting on the top shelf of my closet, but I don't know... jewelry tells a story.