Emergency Back-up !!

Look what I found!

These are ... yes, you guessed it ... marbles. And some old copper wire.  I'm going to use them to make some of these:

This is an emergency back-up marble.

Just lately I've been asked a number of times in a number of settings about the one I myself wear all the time.

'Is it a crystal? Does it have a special meaning?'

'It's a marble,' I say.

'A marble?'

'Yep.'

'Why are you wearing a marble?'

'In case someone tells me I must have lost all my marbles, I can show them this one.'

'Oh.'

'And there have been times I've wondered my own self if I've lost all my marbles. This proves that no I haven't.'

'I want one!'

So I dug around and found the old thin copper wire.

'Did you make me a marble pendant?'

'Umm. No, not yet. But I found the wire! Now I just have to find the marbles.'

'Good thing you wear that one around your neck, huh?'

'Yep.'

Well, I'll have you know I found the marbles!

Now I can get busy and make some pendants for those who don't want to ever have to worry about losing all of theirs.

Since it looks like I won't be able to mow my yard tomorrow after all, what with a bit of a thunderstorm in the forecast, it might be a good day to spend in one of the shelters at the park, writing fun little stories and wrapping marbles in copper wire. That way I can be 'outside' but won't get soaked when it rains!

Small Town USA has a mighty fine park, I have to say - and I don't spend enough time there. So ... tomorrow (well, later this morning when I wake up, or noonish maybe since it's already past four o'clock in the morning) I'll take my marbles and my wire over there (a whole block and a half) and see if I can cage some of the marbles so that others can have peace of mind, knowing they've got at least one of their marbles safe and sound.

If I get really ambitious I'll take some photos as I go along, in case you'd like to cage one of your own marbles.  It's not really hard, as long as you keep a good hold on the marble you're trying to capture.