thoughts of winning first prize at the fair

shared by VJ Rabuy, her sister

One of the best gifts I can remember receiving from Cindy is a box that she made in her sewing class when she was in the 7th grade.

She had to embroider a couple of initials on a box that was completely covered with cloth and trimmed with lace. It was the kind of keepsake box that you could store photos and old letters in. It was in aqua gingham cloth with light pink "V" and "J" letters on the lid. It had small blue bows on the corners and there was even a ribbon that was tied to keep the box closed.

The best part was that she entered it in the Alameda County Fair that year and it won first prize. So, not only did I get the VJ box, I got a big blue ribbon to accompany it, too!