July 13, 2026
Is there a childhood toy or book or item that you wish you still had?
How about two?
The first is a 1964 Kennedy Silver half dollar. For those of you who don’t know, that’s a United States coin that was issued to honor John F. Kennedy, the assassinated president of the US. I don’t remember where I got mine – it may have been gifted to me by a customer at the small diner I waitressed at during high school. Or it may have been a birthday gift. I wasn’t into coin collecting, but I recognized it as something special, and kept it in my desk and not with the rest of my money.
When I left for college, the coin stayed home, tucked away in my desk drawer. Sadly, when I returned home at the end of the semester, the coin was gone. Vanished. Poofed.
Now, I can’t guess which of my younger siblings confiscated it for their own use. Or if they recognized its significance. But I’d like to have it back.
I can’t blame the second item’s disappearance on anyone but myself.
It was a mustard seed necklace, popular back then as a symbol of faith. I believe it was a Christmas gift. Or maybe it was for my confirmation. About the only time I wore it was to go to church. And not every Sunday. (Even back then, I didn’t wear a lot of jewelry.) I don’t know when or how it disappeared. Knowing me, I took it off and laid it where it didn’t belong. And by the time I looked for it again, it had been sucked into a black hole.
The necklace wasn’t valuable; similar ones are still available. But I remember how special I felt receiving and wearing mine. (I may be wearing it in this picture.)
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And, as always, until next time, please stay safe.
FYI – I got looking at the picture of me, and that’s not my mustard seed necklace.
Goal update: I’ve finished the first of my edits and started the second. I’d hoped to have the book ready for release for the Waterford Festival but that’s next weekend, so I won’t make it. I won’t rush the editing process.
July 13, 2026
Is there a childhood toy or book or item that you wish you still had?
