A rainy and windy walk for me today.
40 degrees when I left at 7:30 in my rain pants and yellow slicker.
Walked to town
and around both cemeteries and then headed back home.
Didn't see any other people out in the rain but these
geese on the pond didn't seem to mind the rain.
🌧 🌧
Today I Cleaned
Did Laundry
Read
Made weave-it squares
The first place Ken and I lived in when we got married was in an
old apartment building in Norfolk, Va.
We had a furnished apartment and used to call the style of
furniture 'early depression.'
We often went to a huge furniture store called Wicks to just walk
and look around and pick out the furniture we hoped one day
we would have the money to buy.
In the back of the store was a room where they kept slightly damaged
furniture and you could buy it at a reduced price.
My grandparents had given us $50 and one day back in
the damaged furniture room was this great rocking chair.
The damaged part was just a few scratches and the price tag
on the chair read $50.
We bought it back in 1972 and it has traveled with us to all the
different houses we have lived in. It even went to Scotland with us.
There it sits now in the living room.
Just got back from Brenda's where it was half price pizza night.
Having a chocolate Klondike bar later for my snack.
That's enough to make anyone smile. 🙂
Today I hope you smiled often and laughed out loud a time or two.
happyone 💕
21 comments:
I'm always fond of a rocking chair! That one looks good.
Love the story of that rocking chair!
Every house need a rocking chair. Nice that it has traveled with you.
...today the weather was raw, I decided to work in my barn!
Enjoy that rocking chair!
That's a lovely rocking chair and it is in great shape
considering you've moved it about!
Klondike bars are so good!
Gotta love the rocking chairs. They do seem to tag along with us all our life.
Lisa
love the story of the rocking chair. I bought one, also a gift from grandparents, in 1975. It lives in the attic of the garage. You take good care of your furniture. ☺
Why is it that a simple rocking chair can bring a smile and even a sense of peace? It looks lovely.
Rocking chairs make the best memories. Yours is lovely.
It fits in that corner of the room beautifully :)
Diana
Oh dear ... you forgot to put a kilt on that wee chair ... and it's so cold too, ye ken? Och aye!!!
God bless.
Hello, you have many happy memories of your rocking chair. It is sitting in a great spot now. Have a happy day!
It's a pretty rocking chair too! and that is such a pretty, cozy looking room.
A great story behind your rocking chair. By looking at it I would never guess it has moved around so much. It looks to be in great shape. I enjoy seeing pictures in your new house.
I haven't had a klondike in awhile
Love that you found that great rocking chair, and that it is precious to you.
It's sweet how some of the items that we have are precious to us because they represent a more humble time in our lives :)
~K.
That rocker is a real beauty. It's so nice to have special pieces that remind us of the way things used to be and the blessings along the way!
I would love to hear more about the rocking chair's life in Scotland, yours too, lol.
We have he same rocker! We bought it 41years ago just before our first child was born. I will never let it go!
I enjoyed the story of that rocking chair.
All the best Jan
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