Miriam smiled. “Oh, that’s the silver-plated flatware I bought when I started my first teaching job. It was on lay-away for several months, and I was thrilled to bring it home at last.”
“What’s lay-away?”
“Stores allowed you to make payments on an expensive item, and when it was paid for, you could take it home. There were no credit cards in those days. Sadly, today we have mostly lost the experience of eager anticipation, followed by the joy of finally receiving a hard-earned reward.”