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I purchased the Stewart clan tartan in Halifax, Nova Scotia at The Citadel, an important Canadian historical site. I bought the other tie in one of the most beautiful places I've ever visited: Taormina, Italy.
But the real story behind these ties is their connection to my son, who's celebrating his birthday today.
I traveled to both the aforementioned locations with my son, the first one a family vacation and then to Italy as a supervisor on his high school travel excursion. In Halifax I bought two types of Stewart tartan and he chose this one. In Italy, I bought two hand-made similar-looking ties, ones I reasoned would never go out of style, and let him choose first.
One might say these pairs of ties are twins: different, yet the same. Whenever I wear either of these ties, I think of him, of us, and like the day he was born I wonder, how did I get so lucky?
They say that we fickle men change ideas like neckties, but my hope for all fathers and sons is that the idea, the story of us, endures.
What a heartwarming story!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy G.
DeleteLovely memories.
ReplyDeleteThey certainly are.
DeleteIt's wonderful that these ties have such heartwarming associations for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you. There's so much meaning in almost everything, if we pay attention.
DeleteCool ties and a wonderful story.
ReplyDeleteThank you, sir.
DeleteBoth very nice ties. Happy birthday to your son:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pixie.
Delete...I haven't worn a necktie in years and don't plan to start anytime soon!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's quite (thankfully) rare for me now too.
DeleteCaps I do but not ties. When I was teaching, it's like someone flicked a switch in the mid-80s. One day we teachers were wearing ties, and the next day we weren't. There was no official announcement of any kind. It joust happened. I probably have a few ties in the house for some reason.
ReplyDeleteI wore ties in the 1990s so I guess I missed the switch? Barely ever since then though...just on special occasions.
DeleteI guess I've got a one-track mind because I never wear ties.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe you have better things to do? Either way, all good.
DeleteOddly enough, the last time I wore a tie, it was for a virtual job interview. My thinking was, nobody dresses up like this for a Teams interview. But maybe they do, because I didn't get that particular job.
DeleteYou called them neckties. Is than an old fashioned word? I would normally say ties. Sort of like saying eyeglasses instead of glasses.
ReplyDeleteHmm... regional language habit maybe? You're making me think (and I love to think).
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