My Friend Recognized A Piece I Pulled Off Of The Curb
A friend came to pick me up so we could go to open house at the school where we work. She asked me where I got the dresser in my entryway. I told her that I found it in a trash pile around the corner.
She said that she thought it was her grandmother's. What? I said it couldn't be because I didn't find it out in front of her house. I found about half way between her house and mine. She asked me if the dresser needed repair when I found it. It did. The foot was broken and my husband made a new one.
She asked me how long ago I found it. I was confused and said a few years. But as I thought back I realized it had been much longer than that. She knew it had been about 8 years. She explained that her family talked about taking it to the dump. They decided to put it out by the curb so someone who knew what it was and how to fix it would find it.
I knew this piece to be an Empire Chest. I pulled it out of the trash because my dad had one similar to it when I was a child.
We proceeded to the school. Sara pointed to a house. "Is that it?" she asked. "No", I said, "It was that one right next door." I went back and looked through my pictures to verify the date. I found it sometime in 2006. I didn't meet my friend until 2011. We both can't believe this happened. I cherish this piece all the more knowing it belonged to my friend's family. She is thrilled that it came to me and that my husband repaired it.
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Great story and lovely entryway!
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@Katie Lloyd Mansfield i love when karma brings together great people xx
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