In July, Phil and I took a trip to Columbus, Ohio to celebrate our 37th wedding anniversary. It was hot! The weather was warm too...ha,ha. Actually the temperatures centered around 100 degrees. We stayed at the Westin. At lunch time, we decided we'd walk to the restaurant - approximately 3 blocks from the hotel. Well, that was almost a mistake because by the time we walked back, after lunch, we were both wiped out! The heat was oppressive.
When it came time to head home the next day, we decided to drive highway 40, back to Indiana. We figured that we could stop at yard sales as 40 is a more rural road.
There weren't very many yard sales being offered in 100 degree heat. Yet we did find a yard sale being held in a giant barn near Springfield, Ohio which led me to this lovely folk art piece. It was sitting amidst plates, vases and bowls. I picked it up. A lot of thoughts came to my mind as I pondered "never to part." I felt sure the man in the piece was a soldier because what he is wearing looks like a uniform and because 1944 was during World War 2. And I figured these two have been through a lot in the 67 years they've been together. They've both been cut off at the feet, he's been punched in the nose and their glossy covering is cracking and coming off in spots. They're still together - never to part. The owner didn't know anything about it's history. I felt it had been made for or by the couple in the art piece. I had to have - Never To Part - for my collection and especially since it was our wedding anniversary.
There weren't very many yard sales being offered in 100 degree heat. Yet we did find a yard sale being held in a giant barn near Springfield, Ohio which led me to this lovely folk art piece. It was sitting amidst plates, vases and bowls. I picked it up. A lot of thoughts came to my mind as I pondered "never to part." I felt sure the man in the piece was a soldier because what he is wearing looks like a uniform and because 1944 was during World War 2. And I figured these two have been through a lot in the 67 years they've been together. They've both been cut off at the feet, he's been punched in the nose and their glossy covering is cracking and coming off in spots. They're still together - never to part. The owner didn't know anything about it's history. I felt it had been made for or by the couple in the art piece. I had to have - Never To Part - for my collection and especially since it was our wedding anniversary.
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