Locket Stories

Happy 50th!

Happy 50th!

"It's a Christmas gift from my family. This photo was taken on my 50th birthday at our home."
"This is my dog of 10 years, Navarro."

"This is my dog of 10 years, Navarro."

"For my husband and I. This is my dog of 10 years, Navarro. He was a best friend and sidekick. He suffered from a hemangiosarcoma, a cancer that affects dogs. He was such a vibrant beautiful boy and I want to have a great way to remember him."Featured here: Silver Clara and Bronze Walter…
What is safe?  And all of the heart lockets, too.

What is safe? And all of the heart lockets, too.

I've been reflecting a lot lately around what it means to feel safe, to be safe. How it feels, how we know when we're inside of it, how we know whether or not we can trust it. What is the texture of safety? What does it sound like? Where does it come from? How much of it is within our control? What is safety?Since the inception of this pandemic, I've found myself on a lengthy, sometimes reluctant,…
To Remember Her Grandmother's Gardens

To Remember Her Grandmother's Gardens

"This is a photo of her grandmother's gardens at her home in Vermont. Caroline grew up spending time here, and her favorite time of the year there was the beautiful summers. The home was just sold, so we want her to have a piece of it wherever she goes."…
"Celebrate and Love Your People"

"Celebrate and Love Your People"

"My parents had me when they were extremely young, 20 and 21 years old. I was grown and out of my mom’s house well before she even turned forty. Now, as a 43-year-old parent to a 9 and 6-year-old, I appreciate the struggles they went through—especially my mom—to raise me so much more. Coincidentally, they both have extremely rare autoimmune diseases. My mom has Scleroderma and my dad has Pemphigus…