BVZ

my great grandma bertie v, who was my mom's dad's mom, is kind of a legend in our family. there are all sorts of stories about her marching to her own drum and how she used to pal around with agnes. in my mind, it's all very ya ya sisterhood. all i remember was how she smelled and that she always seemed to be wearing long silky dressing gowns in bright colors. and her wooden parrot earrings.

every year on her birthday (which is today), my mom and my two aunts wear the jewelry she left them. my mom has her engagement ring. it has a little speck of dirt right in the middle a couple millimeters down.

i was joking that one day i'll tell my fiancé to ask for the family ring when they ask my parents for permission. but i think i will wear it on her birthday. and maybe mine and majjy's too.