Okay, a poll…

[franklanguage]

I found these gypsy hoops hanging on a wrought-iron fence on West 10th street the other day and posted news of my luck to the found_objects community. I felt it was a very serendipitous and surprising find, but one woman claimed that they were probably found on the ground by someone who hung them for the original owner to backtrack and eventually find; that's what they [supposedly] do in Chicago.



That sounds a little magical and at the least a little fishy, because normally if I find earrings, I find single ones, not pairs. (Naturally, I keep them; they're always costume jewelry.) In fact, a friend of mine who's an artist only wears single earrings she's found on the street. These are silver and well-made; in truth, there's almost zero chance they would have ended up with the person who lost them. (Sorry to burst your bubble.)

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Comments

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

Meant for you, I think. Do you wear hoops?

Love the snapshot!

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

I do now!

[greatbearmd.livejournal.com]

Keep 'em. If you hadn't picked them up, someone else would have, and the original owner, if they even knew they lost/left them in that particular area, would probably get there too late or not at all.