My friend Annette’s sons, playing pirate,
many years ago, buried all the jewelry in
her jewelry box in the backyard. Years later,
contrite, the now much older pirates dug and
dug but never unearthed the buried treasure. I
have just heard from Annette that last fall when
she was planting tulips she had dug up her
gold baby ring still in good shape after 50
years! May we all have such felicity in
finding our own buried treasures,
wherever they may be.
This article appears in September 18-24, 2025.
