I grew up in a tiny Southern town. If you were looking for jewelry, your options were best served heading to Nashville, but there was this
tiny little jewelry store in the middle of the K-mart parking lot. It had this faded
purple trim on the outside and it has been run by the same family for some five
generations, three of which still worked there. The latest son to put his hand
to the family trade actually designed and manufactured custom pieces in the
back. He let me watch him set a ring once, after I had admitted to some junior
rock-hound tendencies.
Anyway, speaking of family traditions, ours was my mom's pot
roast recipe. When my brother-in-law was stationed at the Army base next to our
town (where my dad had been stationed, years ago), mom would make her roast,
about once a month, and my sister, brother-in-law and their four kids would
come over. Mom used to tease her and tease her until one Sunday, she decided to
make a roast herself. She learned that day that she didn't have a meat
thermometer. It was dry and tough and overcooked like cafeteria food, but Mom
wanted to celebrate her success. She bought her a meat thermometer. So she
bought one of those cheap-o metal-ringed dial thermometers and brought it to
our little local jewelry shop and had it engraved with the date of the dinner
and the words “You're cooking now!” So now all our engraving and jewelry needs
are taken care of by that family. Do you guys have a shop your family has
always gone to? Take a moment and check online and your favorite family run
store just might be waiting for you.
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