treasure.....

my parents were married in november of 1965. four days later, my dad left for vietnam. over the years my mom has given me a couple of things he brought back for her. an embroidered blouse that is delicate and feminine that i don't dare wear too often. funny enough, he also had black silk shirts made and monogrammed for each of them. his says, 'dirty rat sum' bitch' and hers' has a sweet and saucy looking kitty on it with, 'i love you'. there is no better match on earth than those two.

this past weekend she gave me my very favorite thing so far. my dad had gotten her a brass flatware set in bangkok. i had no idea it existed! it has never been used and some of them were still wrapped in tissue paper. anyone who has come by today has been asked to make guesses about what some of the more mysterious pieces could be used for. there are three different kinds of tiny forks that clearly won't escape roxie's attention in the coming years. chris and i soaked them all in soapy water, dried them and put them away.....most definitely to be used. forty four years later and here they lie...loved and cherished in texas.