Near My Heart, Remembered

I felt like I was trying to channel either a jockey or 

a rich aristocratic English lady in this outfit. I have

been looking forward to the chance to wear these

jodhpurs ever since I found them this summer.

They are actually army green but that didn't

stop me from pairing them with my hunter

green and black plaid jacket. This is were I decided

to part ways from my inspiration. I am sure

that a proper English lady wouldn't be caught dead

clashing her greens. I, on the other hand, liked this

somewhat off look. I am not into being totally classic

so this suited me just fine.

My locket is vintage and it is one of my favorite thrifted finds.

It is also one of the items that I would most LOVE to know the story

behind. When I found the locket at Saver's I did a happy dance

because I had been trying to find a locket all summer that was

oval and large enough to hold decent sized pictures. This was

perfect, the only problem, it already contained two pictures.

Yep, this poor little locket had been donated with two black

and white pictures inside of it. One of a little baby and the other

a very dapper gentleman in a hat and overcoat. I immediately

knew that I had to buy the locket and save them from the

land of donation. The locket has obviously been worn a lot

and is showing signs of age but I LOVE it.

I can't bring myself

to remove the original owners loved one's for the inside of

it. So I have been wearing it without, my intentional purpose

of having a place to house pictures of my own little angel

babies. I like the idea of holding someone else's loved one's

close to me. I don't care if it sounds strange. I strongly believe that

we are all connected. 

I would hope, that if something happened

to my well loved locket, that the new owner wouldn't simply 

throw the pictures of my babies in the trash.  But would

instead, take a moment to remember the time and care it took

to place their picture inside and to think about the how loved

they must have been. 

Anyway,

Happy Thursday!

Enjoy!

XOXO,

Julie

P.S. I am linking up with Spunky Chateau for Thrifted Finds Thursday~

Thrifted Goods:
Plaid Jacket: Value Village ($5)
Locket, Vintage: Savers ($2)
Silk Scarf: Savers ($2)