My husband was finally able to get in contact with the appropriate people, and we got permission to take one of our neighbor’s old chairs.
Not long after, the girls got crazy (and messy) with some paint and turned a plastic chair into a piece of legacy art.
Since our neighbor never married and died without leaving behind much family, my husband and I had talked about how it was a little sad that no one would be around to talk about him or to share some of his stories.
But we will. We’ll be a surrogate family for him. We’ll talk about the man who, not so long ago, occupied this chair before it was given a splash of color and the touch of love and who will forever occupy our hearts.
SO glad you were able to get one of his chairs! It is a wonderful memory for your family!
You just turned “sad” into “happy”…that chair delights :-). Do you know where you’ll put it?
How lovely! I was thinking it would be nice to plant something perennial close to the spot where he used to sit.
That’s awesome Kate! And what a great lesson for your kids.
I’m delighted to hear this. The children made a lovely job of the chair. I’ll bet Mr Thomas is delighted.
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I love this!
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What a sweet tribute. A reminder of the impact we can make on each other in this life and celebrating it!
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