A Bit of the Past Enhances the Present

I will confess - I am very sentimental!  My grandmother left me several items that mean a great deal to me, and my parents have given me things that they want me to have because they know I really like them.  I have saved things my children made during their school years and beyond, and I've also saved various items my grandchildren have very lovingly made with me in mind!  Of course, my closets can get a little "full", so I have to be careful I save only the "best of the best."  I also have difficulty changing out the "old" pictures in my frames to replace with new ones - I just love looking back and reminiscing about "the good 'ol days."

When I was getting ready to set up my torch table, my brother stopped by for a visit.  I was telling him what I thought I needed to make my torch table work best for me.  He mentioned that he had a piece of marble that he had found under the house that had served as our family camp for many years.  He believed that our grandfather had put this piece of marble under there with an idea that he might use it some day.  Bill delivered it to me and said that I might want to have it cut to a good size since it was a bit uneven.  He's right, it's 38 inches long, and is 15 inches on one end and 13.5 inches on the other, with a very jagged edge.

You might have guessed that I cannot bring myself to make any cuts to it - it's so very unique just as it is, and I love that it belonged to my grandfather.  So, I will keep it in its original form - a piece of my heritage that might just help enhance my creative present and future!  Here's a picture of this beautiful green, black, and white marble that must be around 60 years old and makes me smile every time I sit down to use my torch!

One thing I know for sure - it's very, very heavy!  And when I laid it down on my table, I must have cleaned off 60 years of dirt to get to the real beauty of this great piece of marble. 

I am grateful to have this beautiful piece of my past as part of my future.

C J