A Memory of Grandma Turner

My daughter, Bridget, asked me to take her to Claire's at the mall today.  She never asks to go to the mall, so I said sure.  We'll go while daddy's watching football!

So I take her to Claire's.  As we were walking through the store, I couldn't help but think about Grandma Turner.   For my 13th birthday, grandma gave me a necklace that I loved.  It was a little pendant of an old fashioned fan that opened and closed.  It was unique, and I loved it.

I remember this because Grandma sent me a postcard after she received a note I had sent to her thanking her for it. Apparently, I had asked her where she found it.

This was around the time where I started to save every letter or note that I could. I still have that postcard from 1985.

After Bridget and I went to Claire's we went to lunch.  I told her about the first necklace I ever had from Claire's and about Grandma Turner.  She learned that I would spend a week at Grandma's every  summer.  I told her how we would go to the beach or swim in the pool (bathing caps and all).  Some times we would go up to the "Clubhouse" and play shuffleboard.   She taught me how to play poker.  We played every night and would play with poker chips (very common now, but back then she was the only one I knew with poker chips in a case) and we would drink chocolate soda.

When we got home, I showed her the pendant. Bridget thought it was neat.  I on the other hand still love it.