Special Avon Items...

I have always been fascinated by Avon items. Some of the older items were very beautiful, and actually well-made. I always wanted a collection of the Ruby Red glassware and plate settings, but as a young mother, I was never financailly able to buy more than a few pieces. My dear departed Mother-in-Law collected Avon Bottles and had a collection that numbered over 600 items. For special reasons, the two items above hold significant meaning to me. First, the green stocking bottle, with the red lid, was given to me by my mother-in-law when she was very sick, and very close to death (several years before she died.) She told me to save it for my son, and give it to him when he grew up (which I did). The second item, the Stetson-Hat smoker's candle, was a gift from me to my dad back in the early 80's. He hardly ever used the candle, but he displayed it on his side table for many years. He was a man of few words, so I knew that by keeping the candle beside his chair, it meant something to him, and THAT meant something to me. Funny how certain things can mean so much to one, and be so insignificant to others. I suppose the old addage of, "One man's trash, is another man's tresure," holds true. (Miss you and love you, Caleb.)