The Mystery of the 5 Hats

It's a cold, wet day in Northern California.....a good day for a mystery......so grab something hot to drink and wrap a blanket around your shoulders.......

1940's-A Bride......Possibly a War Bride.........
1950s.....Maybe a mother by now......a time when hats were worn everywhere.....to church, doctor's appointments, shopping, even the grocery store......

Easter Sunday means a new hat......In Green with a flower stand up because this lady wants to show the world that she has personality and also wants to fit in with the current fashions.....

Husband gets a promotion so She buys herself a new hat.....She is a practical woman so she buys a black one.......

1960s.....A Grandmother perhaps by now.......Hats are still worn.....She is a little more subdued now......Beige-a very practical color.....Maybe her hair has started to turn grey......

Many questions come to mind as I hold these hats.......Was she happy? Did she have a good marriage? Did she have children and if so how many? Did they love her? Was she a good cook? Did she work outside the home? What happened to her? The list of questions is endless.......

When you hold an old treasure do you think of the ones before you who owned it? This to me is living History........to use things others have used in the past.......Will someone someday hold something of mine and wonder about who I was???? Life is more than things but those things left can tell a story of how we lived our lives. I choose to invest my life in my faith, my children, my family, my friends......Will that make history someday?