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I have some ceramic dishes that belonged to my father’s aunties. They were white, but got a bit yellow through time. I love seeing the cracks and the parts that miss in some of them. I think of them as some sort of luck charm. 🍀

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Aug 11, 2022Liked by Kate McDermott

my mom's best friend, next door in the country, was an antique dealer. Mom would go to country yard sales with him, and he would nod at some old painted table or chest of drawers if he thought it a cheap but good buy for her. She knew how to refinish furniture. That's how I acquired 2 walnut chests of drawers and a drop leaf table. I spent the summer just before my wedding, 60 years ago, refinishing that table under mom's tutelage. I still have those pieces of furniture. they are precious pieces of my past.

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I treasure a coffee table that my husband made many years ago. It is a butler-style table, made from cherry wood. The cherry came from a slab of cherry that he had in his shop. It was handed down to him from his uncle. The cherry had been around for quite awhile and ultimately became the table I treasure. Also, Kate, have you read THE TABLE WHERE RICH PEOPLE SIT, a lovely little book by Byrd Baylor. I'm thankful that my "riches" have nothing to do with dollars and cents! Thanks for this post this morning.

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Aug 11, 2022Liked by Kate McDermott

This made me sigh for beauty, and loss and insight gained.

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