The Lost Earring Project

THE LOST EARRING PROJECT

Ever since Doc. Seno pierced my ears in his Hillside, IL medical office in 1967 I have enjoyed shopping for, choosing, and coveting earrings.  In fact, I enjoy everything about earrings except the process of looking for earrings when I have lost one.  Perhaps this is such an anguishing activity because it is really never finished.  Seldom does the long search for the treasured earring result in a find.  When it does, however, it reinforces the behavior of holding on to the singletons—even years after the loss—in hopes of someday running across its mate.  But saving the remaining earring is also a way of holding on to the history attached to the pair, and bringing back a poignant memory or experience every time you open your jewelry box.

A lot of the earrings I’ve acquired have a story connected with them.  I often buy earrings to celebrate special occasions or as a keepsake of a wonderful day or place I’ve visited.  This blog is about the stories connected to the earrings we have loved and lost. 

Your story can be about the acquisition, the wearing, the loss, or the feelings associated with the earrings.  If you can, please post a picture of the remaining earring so that fellow readers can link your story and the visual image.  You do not need to write a long story.  Feel free to post a picture, a one-sentence description, or small entry. 

Everyone I have talked to about the project has an earring without a mate.  And, if by chance you happen to find the match to someone else's earring, we'll have a special reuniting section for sharing the good news! Please invite your friends, family and associates to share their stories.