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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Apr 25 2010 : 8:39:24 PM
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This evening while my DH took Truman our Jack Russell for a stroll along the beach he noticed something sparkling in the sand...We usually comb the beach after a storm as the waves bring up a lot of sea glass where we walk---there used to be many breweries along the lake a long time ago-- long since burned down or torn down... and before any kind of ecological guidelines were set in place the workers used to shove broken bottles right out into the water hence the sea glass! Anyway--- He found a very thick ring with five small diamonds placed diagonally. I think it might have belonged to a man as it has a masculine cut too it.
I popped the ring into my ultrasound jewelry cleaner and it is GORGEOUS!
The ring must have been in the sand for a very long time as the band is polished to an almost a pewter like finish and the engraving inside the ring has virtually disappeared. The design looks turn of the century.
It's just like my DH to come across something like this in the sand and what a nice little treasure.
We will place an ad in the paper and see it someone can identify and claim it.
I wonder what the history is behind this ring?
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
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Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 05:05:02 AM
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So cool!!! I want to come visit you and comb the beach in the morning. It sounds beautiful!
And PS. I LOVE LOVE LOVE your dog's name LOL! ;) Funny thing is, our son, Truman, was born here in the house we currently live in last July. We had just moved in at the beginning of July and he was born at the end. When he was just a few days old, the owner's wife came over with her daughter to retrieve mail that didn't forward and she was so excited to see the new baby. She asked his name and when I told her she shot a quick, wide-eyed glance at her daughter, followed by a look of, "don't you dare say a thing". LOL. I didn't know what that was all about until one of the pastor's that my husband works at the church with, who is also friends with the owners of the house told us that when they heard what we named him they were astounded, because that was the name of their pet hamster that had escaped his cage several weeks before they moved out and was still living in the walls of the house! We had no idea that there was a hamster in our walls LOL! I still think I hear him sometimes and I am convinced that he was there peeping his head out of the air vent in the bathroom when Truman was born in the tub going, "name him Truman, name him Truman!" hehehe....
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 06:01:32 AM
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Hi Melody,
What a neat story! Where are you? I am sorry to say I don't know the history of Hiawatha. Walking on the beach after a storm sounds so peaceful and beautiful.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
3335 Posts |
Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 06:24:29 AM
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Siobhan....I laughed and laughed at your Truman story---"Name him Truman, name him Truman!" Very funny...So much for subliminal information huh?
I am in the Great North Woods of Michigan--the Upper Peninsula just blocks away from the shores of the Bay of Green Bay.
It is lovely here with the wind and the water and the lakes but we also have very long and sometimes brutal winters!
Spring has been a long time in coming and we are just getting daffodils, and hyacinths-my apple trees are still just barely budding and the danger of frost is still lurking---Sigh! Sometimes, I dream of hopping a bus and heading down south to Paradise Plantation!
"The best mirror is an old friend."
- George Herbert
Melody
Farmgirl #525
www.melodynotes-melodynotes.blogspot.com
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 06:24:49 AM
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Melody, I just love sea glass and the ring, what a bonus! Where do you live? The land of Hiawatha sounds like Wisconsin to me.
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 07:37:16 AM
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How neat Melody, a treasure indeed! I miss walking along the beach. Our family used to vacation in Maine and every morning I would walk the beach, loved it!
Siobhan, how funny :)
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 07:52:09 AM
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What a neat find Melody
and a very funny story Siobhan:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 08:31:27 AM
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Melody, I love the UP! My DH and I took a motorcycle journey their last summer. Beautiful!
Why not go out on a limb, that's where all the fruit is! "Mark Twain"
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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Michelle
Lucedale
Mississippi
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 09:37:19 AM
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How cool that all sounds. I would love to visit my husband's family property in the UP (Newberry) but it hasn't worked out. How lucky for you and how gracious that you are putting an ad in the paper.
It's all good!
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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laurzgot
True Blue Farmgirl
1833 Posts
Laurie
Alvin
Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 26 2010 : 09:47:50 AM
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Melody, What a neat walk on the beach and finding that treasure your DH retreived. Sea glass is so pretty. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Laurie
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
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