Grandma's cognitive decline was worsening. She was now discarding her priceless jewellery all around the mansion and formal gardens...

The staff had a busy enough workload without having to retrieve and polish her Ladyship's diamonds and pearls! Ruby, the scullery-maid had almost gotten herself into trouble when she wore a 'discarded' diamond and emerald tiara to the local weekly dance at the church hall in the next village. Luckily, the vicar noticed that the glittering headwear Ruby was dancing in with a local farmer's son was a little TOO shiny and glittery. The vicars wife took Ruby into the powder room and exchanged the priceless tiara for a simpler, yet still purdy-looking tin foil and dried pea coronette that her young daughter had made at Sunday school. The crafty vicar returned her Ladyship's diamonds when he called in for tea and cake later that week!