I just realized that I have something else really old that we use so much you don't even realize it's there iykwim
It's an old Silky Oak wooden table
Found it in a shed out at the farm when I got my first house.Apparently belonged to my fathers grandmother
dunno, no long term significance to me
but it has many memories now.
My kids grew up on that table, their homework, so many dinners etc
Over the years, they have carved initials into it, written on it - dunno sounds like they trashed it, but it just adds to the character.
It's in the homework room now, we have a different table, only use it for dining when we have a lot of people over and we cover iot with cloths etc then
Just talking to the OH about "doing it up" just now, so remembered it.
We have decided not to sand it back too much, to keep the character - a lot of memories happened around that table. All the imperfections are part of its charm/
Got two of the old wooden school desks too - complete with ink well hole LOL - for my kids the hole was perfect for their pot of Perkins Paste (That glue in the pink container)
Some people can go their whole lives and never really live for a single minute.
ActuaIly, my old garden tools, worked better when I was younger.
