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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 87911, member: 201"]This is a "where things end up" rather than a donation thing...</p><p><br /></p><p>When I was in my 20s, I sold jewelry that I had made to several women's clothing stores in the Boston area. One of my antique-looking bib-type choker necklaces was bought by the arts and entertainment reporter for a Boston TV station, Pat Mitchell and, to my delight, I happened to see her wearing it on TV. She later became a talk show host, and still later the CEO of PBS. I've always wondered if she ever wore the necklace again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sort of related and one of those odd coincidences that can happen... 20 or so years ago, I sold some items on consignment in a little Christmas gift shop in a nearby small town, including wool berets that I had decorated with embroidery. Lo and behold, my husband's coworker (who lived in Boston, an hour from us) received a Christmas gift from a friend of hers purchased in that little store... one of my berets![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 87911, member: 201"]This is a "where things end up" rather than a donation thing... When I was in my 20s, I sold jewelry that I had made to several women's clothing stores in the Boston area. One of my antique-looking bib-type choker necklaces was bought by the arts and entertainment reporter for a Boston TV station, Pat Mitchell and, to my delight, I happened to see her wearing it on TV. She later became a talk show host, and still later the CEO of PBS. I've always wondered if she ever wore the necklace again. Sort of related and one of those odd coincidences that can happen... 20 or so years ago, I sold some items on consignment in a little Christmas gift shop in a nearby small town, including wool berets that I had decorated with embroidery. Lo and behold, my husband's coworker (who lived in Boston, an hour from us) received a Christmas gift from a friend of hers purchased in that little store... one of my berets![/QUOTE]
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