hey I love rock tumblers still have one (not my original). and ....hey I love my monogrammed fork ....SET!!! They only get pulled out and polished when finer folks than I come to dinner. We never serve soup or the likes cause my mom woulda had to pay xtra for the knives and spoons . She said " On your next birthday, honey, or maybe Christmas! It,s only a few months away"" , with a big smile. Those B-days and Christmas,s came and went but never did I see a full set. I really really wanted the shrimp forks they were on my list for a few years ...........(Sigh) Fig your posts (even when gone for a week or 10 ) always stir up suppressed emotions I thought I'd dealt with, with my suppression of them. I wonder if my mom saw or felt the depression when I only got the forks. I mean who wants just the forks? Can,t eat soup with forks mom. At the time I couldn't even use them , I had no teeth ! So I ate smushed fruits and berrys and SOUPS ! and she gets me forks ? I mean what the hell!!!???!!!! ya know? Just thinking about is bringing me back to that day and making me angry again.
Okay gotta go