Aw shucks...I wasn't going to admit to the tie. ;>
I was utterly delighted, however, when he told me that's the one he was going to wear!

My mother is a woman of many and diverse talents--she made and embroidered the vest for her own wedding to my stepfather, twenty years ago. We spent the day before the wedding picking wildflowers for her to make the centerpieces in the morning, and she spent the afternoon making corsages, boutoniers (?sp), and the bouquets for Annie and me. She is one utterly amazing woman. (of course, I'm wholly unbiased in making that judgment!)

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