happy in alaska

By alaskanaomi

Happy Valentines Day

This is what I got my husband for Valentines Day. I picked it up in a little shop in Hawaii that had a lot of unique and antique little things. It's a heavy wooden turtle inlaid with ivory, and on the shell are all the Chinese astrological year signs. When you swivel the shell open, it's a compass.

My husband was born in the Chinese year of the dragon, which just happens to be this year as well, so I thought it was fitting. Also, I gave him a compass for our wedding present, so I thought it fit the theme nicely.

Coincidentally, he gave me a sterling silver turtle necklace for Valentines Day.

(Behind the turtle is a photo from our wedding day).

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