Thursday, August 7, 2008

Busia's things

My Grandmother, AKA Busia, passed away in December of 2005. I have a few items of hers that she always had around her house so I thought I'd take pics of them.

I'm pretty sure this bottle held holy water she got when she met the Pope at the Vatican. This was a long time ago, before Pope John Paul II, I think the guy before him or even the guy before him. Either way...this bottle is old.

I'm not sure what this material is - raw jade? It looks like jade to me, it's so pretty, whatever it is.

A gold box....

Beautiful detail.

This ring is signature Busia - she wore it for years - turquoise was always her thing. After her husband died, she spent a lot of time with her sister exploring Arizona, New Mexico, and Mexico. I think she's the reason there's no more turquoise left out there.