As many of you know, i do love my antiques. Most of the ones i have are family pieces that i grew up with. They hold many memories for me. Mostly of my Mom and my Grandmother and her sisters. i'd say that for almost 95 % of the pieces i have, i can tell you the family history behind it. Many of the things i remember growing up are things that we used every day or at least every holiday. But that wasn't the case with everything. Some things we just weren't going to use, like the washboard. It was a fun piece, but I wasn't about to take it down off the wall and scrub clothes when we had a washing machine. Lazy of me, i know.
Anyway, as Michael and i are still very much enjoying our house right now, i'm trying to use as many things that i have as possible. That truly is the fun of having them. Several weeks ago, on Father's Day, in fact, we drove to West Virginia to meet my brother to pick up my Grandmother's buffet. He received it when we divided my Grandmother's estate, but no longer had room for it. It matches the china cabinet that i got and i wasn't about to let it go. It took some effort as far as scheduling, but i'm glad we did it. Well, already several times i've used the buffet for its intended purpose. My grandmother never put food on it serve from. It was always a lovely dining room piece where her silver tea service sat, but she never used it for food. It really does make things convenient when we have people over. And it's less crowded than putting all of the food directly on the table.
i just think that it's important to use the things that i have. If something breaks, so be it. It's replaceable and the memories associated with it will never go away. And, more importantly, i'm really enjoying using my things and look forward to creating many more memories because of that!
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