Originally Posted by OhCanada

After my dad passed, mom needed to downsize from the family home to something more manageable. My brothers and I all pitched in to help mom figure out what to bring, what to sell or give away. As I was going through the linen closet I found a slim glove box, I opened it up to find an 8" length of braided blonde hair. My brothers and I had a fit of giggles when we found out it was mom's! Over 70 years old. She said she could never bring herself around to the idea of throwing it out. Now I'm the 'keeper of the braid'. I have a black & white photo of mom at age 7, with her hair in braids, I was thinking about putting it in a shadow box along with that braid...