TABLES
There are tables and there are tables.
Then there is a favorite: it’s the one
we did our homework on when we got
home from school - plus played checkers
and Monopoly on - as well as being the
perfect place for doing jigsaw puzzles.
It was perfect as a catch all table for kids
coats. Why would anyone want to hang
up hoodies and down zipper kids' coats?
Tossed on top of each other is how
one places kids' coats and stuff.
It was perfect for cards - and it’s been in
the family for 63 years now. It has never
needed glue or tightening. It holds
memories and elbows, laughter and
babies. It’s a marriage for better for worse
and it’s never been worse. This kind
of table can’t be bought. It happened.
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2017
1 comment:
Strangely apropos right now, as in our family we are changing tables from one family house to another, as our daughter moves into a new house! It is a lovely big "farm kitchen" table that she prefers to have in this new abode, one with a lot of history, shared meals, etc. etc.
Wish she were closer so you could bless this new house for her/them!
Ann
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