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A Little Trust, Across the World✈️

A Little Trust, Across the World 🇦🇺✈️🇬🇧

Heather placed her first order with SHECH in April, choosing this pair of heart-shaped padlock earrings from her home in Australia. She was planning a trip to Europe between July and September, so we agreed that I would keep them safe until she could collect them at my shop in London.

On 12 July, she messaged to ask for the address and when I would be there. I thanked her for her trust and assured her that her earrings would be waiting.

With the August holidays, we settled on meeting in September.

As her London visit approached, Heather asked whether I would be attending a few antiques fairs she planned to visit. I had other commitments, and their itinerary was quite full, so I offered to bring the earrings to them.

She suggested two options for Tuesday 15 September: 9:30 am at the British Museum or 2 pm at Young V&A. I chose the afternoon, which gave me a little more time.

As I came out of the Underground station, her message arrived.

At 1:33 pm:
“We have arrived early - I have a black shade hat on and my husband has blue shoes”

By 1:45 pm, I was inside:
“Hi Heather, I’ve arrived. I’m wearing a black coat and a dress, and I’m carrying two bags. I’m in the café hall.”

A minute later:
“Ok coming in the entrance now”

When I saw them, my first thought was how tiring such a long journey must have been.

For some reason, I had pictured a younger couple visiting with children. Instead, two slender older people walked towards me, slowly but elegantly, both looking bright and well. In that moment, I quite forgot to look for the black hat and blue shoes.

I was glad I had brought the earrings to them and saved them another trip across London.

Earlier that day, I had been to Grays and acquired four antique diamond band rings, which I still had with me. Heather asked to see them and quickly found one she liked. It was an Edwardian diamond band with full British hallmarks, and it looked lovely on her hand, especially with the colour of her nail polish. She decided to take it and asked me to email her the invoice.

Seeing her happy made me happy too.

I asked her husband whether he also liked antique jewellery. His interests, he told me, were football and cars. He had just bought a new car and would be driving it when they got home. They each had something to look forward to.

I had also brought a small gift: a SHECH pendant featuring the Chinese character 善.

“Do you know any Chinese characters?” I asked.

They said they didn’t.

“Then let me give you one — 善 (shàn), which means kindness.”

Heather happily accepted it. It was my little thank-you for their visit, with wishes for safe and happy travels.

We had planned a fifteen-minute handover. An hour later, we were still talking and realised their booked exhibition time had already passed.

Before we said goodbye, I asked what had made her feel she could trust me.

She said it was the words I had written in my emails. She had read them and felt she could trust me.

It was as simple as that.

I gave them 善 — kindness — and came home remembering the trust they had given me.

SHECH
LONDON
Timeless beauty, quietly told.