Before I post each ornament on
the blog, I put all its information on an index card. It’s the ultimate backup
system and the only place the information exists between buying ornaments and
recording them on the blog. So I had a little panic tonight when I couldn’t
find my mini-pack of cards for this year’s new ornaments. About half of them
are already posted, but another 50 are in limbo. It would have taken days to
dig up receipts and tags to reconstruct the missing cards. At the same time, I was
missing a turquoise ring that I’ve worn every day for 30 years. It’s a souvenir
I bought in Bernalillo, N.M., when I first visited my Uncle Lee and Aunt
Lillian who lived nearby. It was Aunt Lillian who taught me the rhyming prayer
“St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around, something is lost and cannot be
found.” So I went to her and him for help and moments later spotted the ring
half buried in the carpet in my TV room. Then I found the index cards where
they had fallen to the floor through my spiral staircase when I was carrying a
pile of things upstairs. I’m still missing the receipt from my shopping spree
at Bronner’s, where I found today’s ornament in the bargain area. Two out of
three is an excellent record however, so thank you, Aunt Lillian, and thank
you, St. Anthony.
Dressed up glass couple in red
top hat, green vest and black jacket, and pink hat and necklace
Acquired: September 23, 2011,
Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland, Frankenmuth, Mich.
Number: 0956
Size: 4.5 inches tall
Price: $4.98 (originally $7.99)
