It's back! I can't believe it! My darling hubby FOUND IT!!!!!
About a year ago, I was given a remarkable family heirloom. It was Eva's diamond ring. (The original Eva...see profile.) The diamonds in the ring came from her mother's (my grandmother's) wedding brooch. It was given to me so I could one day hand it down to my son and it would stay in the family. No one else has children.
I was awed. I wore the ring proudly for six whole days before it disappeared.
I was beside myself. I was absolutely sure I'd put it on my nightstand before I went to sleep, but it wasn't there in the morning. I thought one of the cats had probably played with it and pushed it under something. I literally tore the house apart. Several times. So did hubby. So did the lady who cleans my house. I was mortified. I broke out in a cold sweat every time I thought of it this past year.
Of course, I couldn't bring myself to tell Eva's daughter, who gave it to me. She had trusted me to make sure it was preserved for future generations. What kind of
idiot would misplace something that precious?! I have made up all kinds of excuses not to tell her.
Yesterday hubby was working on an electrical problem in my car (the guy loves to fix things) and saw something shiny wedged under the driver's seat next to the heater...way back in there. It was Eva's ring. Apparently it came off my finger when I removed my gloves in the car last winter.
You should have seen his face when he gave it back to me.
I love that guy.
) .... and tonight, as a wild wind ripped through Melbourne (cool change!), I had to drag the damned thing into a sheltered spot to avoid the unthinkable. Why couldn't it have just been a normal, nice little tomato plant like it was supposed to be?
