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January-7---Heirloom---The-Heirloom---Reflections-on-a-Rocker

January-7---Heirloom---The-Heirloom---Reflections-on-a-Rocker
Pups_r_Paps, Jan 7, 2023
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JOURNALING – The Heirloom – Reflections on a Rocker: (Journaled 1/7/23) I treasure this little rocker for the history it represents. When my grandmother passed away, the wives of her three sons were tasked with cleaning out the old farmhouse. One of the runners of this old rocking chair was broken and the caned seat and back were both in disrepair so it was tossed into the rubbish bin. Later , while looking at some old photos, my mother discovered one of Grandma sitting in a rocker holding a baby with my Grandad standing behind her. It was the rocking chair now residing in the rubbish bin! My mother retrieved the rocker and took it home. Research showed it to be a folding rocking chair from the Victorian period that originally would have been upholstered. My sister found an old craftsman who said he could repair the rocker so the “treasure” was entrusted to him. It took longer than originally thought, because he had some family issues that delayed the repair, but one day he pulled up into the driveway and presented my mother with the repaired rocker. It was better than she could imagine and the repaired runner was seamless. It now resides in my living room.

CREDITS – PHOTOS – by me; KITS – “Notebook (2021 Month of Challenges)”, Kim Jensen; ”Here and Now”, Lynn Grieveson; “Granny”, Kristin Aagard; FONT – Constantia and Complete in Him
    • KAPOH
      You probably don't remember this about that old chair, but, Mama loved sitting in that rocker as she grew older. I can still picture her sitting there, holding one of my pups, and watching tennis on TV! She preferred that old chair to the big fancy lounger she had. When we handed off the precious little chair to the craftsman I found on the internet, we never gave him any fabric with which to do the job, just told him basically how we wanted it to look and HE picked out all of the fabric and trim. I can still see her when he was finally able to bring it back to us. The smile on her face was priceless!
      Jan 7, 2023
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    • threadjungle
      wonderful story and great supporting photo of the house in the background
      Jan 7, 2023
    • cfile
      oh wow.. I love the b/w photo blended into the background and that lovely rocking chair with the fabric and trim to secure the seat & backing!. such a treasure! I am so glad your Mom rescued it from the rubbish bin, and I loved reading both yours and now your sister's addition to the story of that rocker! (I am baffled, as I thought you two scrapped alike, but had NO idea you were sisters!!! How wonderful to see you share this hobby together!!!) Beautiful storytelling and what a gorgeous rocker. I love the ornate woodworking too on the backing of the rocker. Wow.. great page! The papers and embellishments are perfect here. That chair is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing and playing along with my MOC11 day 7 Heirloom challenge.
      Jan 8, 2023
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    Month of Challenges 11 - Coming Home
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