Who: Lucille Davis, 71, of Maineville, who jangles her bangle bracelets wherever she goes.

        What: Twenty-nine sterling silver bracelets that she sports on her left wrist and arm. All have different designs. For example, some are twisted ropes, one has a Calla Lilly design and another has Greek key etching.

Lucille Davis and her bracelets

        Love story: “All of them were given to me by my husband (James) of 53 years,” she explains. “In our early marriage, he traveled as part of his work, and he would bring them home as little gifts for me on pay day.”

        Jingle belle: “He never duplicated a design I already had,” she says. “My last bangle was given to me in 1970. At that time, I owned 38 and decided that enough was enough!”

        Plus, that was too many to comfortably wear on one arm. As a right-hander, she wants to keep her “writing” arm unencumbered.

        Over the top: “All38 come down almost to the palm of my hand,” she adds. “Even for me, that is a little much.”

        The only time she is without her bangles is when she passes through airport security or goes to the doctor. And that is only because they add weight.

        “When I take them off,” she says, “My arm looks thinner from my wrist up. So, I leave them off for a few days before my appointments. That way, my arm gets back to where it used to be.”

        Rich patina: Keeping her bracelets on 24/7 has an advantage. She never has to clean them.

        “If I take them off and put them in a drawer,” she explains, “They will tarnish. But if I sleep in them and take showers in them, they stay clean.”

        Conversation pieces: “The bangles have created a lot of conversation in my travels,” she chuckles. “At the state fair a couple of years ago, a gal grabbed my arm and said, "I never thought in this world I would find someone who wore more bracelets than my mother!'

        “People don't remember my name,” she adds, “But, if I'm without my bracelets, they want to know where they are. Some people really like them, whereas some think they are dumb. When asked why I wear so many, I say, "It's because I like them and they have become a part of me these last 53 years.'

        “After all,” she laughs, “If you've got 'em, flaunt 'em.”

        Share your prize possessions with Marsie Hall Newbold by mail: c/o The Cincinnati Enquirer; e-mail: marsolete@aol.com.

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