Something Nice . . . that made me all warm and fuzzy this morning . ..
A couple of weeks ago I had a call from a bloke from the City of Melville (a Local Council in Perth ) about one of my Jarrah park benches he had spotted on my website - could it be done a certain way to accommodate a small memorial plaque on the back ?. . and so on.
That he would be in touch again re job order and delivery and such - me having just bashed out 7 of them for our little shire to pop around in the various parks and gardens in our little town. .
Anyway - this morning I receive a phone call from a lady who starts off by identifying herself and saying "you dont know me, but I am the lady for whom you are making the lovely memorial park bench for my husband . .."
And goes on to tell me some of the gentleman's story - that he was a master builder and craftsman, with a passion for timber and people . . and that they had an affinity for the area in which I now live . .. and the connection with the Swan River - by which they used to live together - and that the park bench will be placed in a certain vantage point in a park where this couple used to spend a bit of time together overlooking the river . .. . ..
And how pleased the family was to have found my site ( under my Swanriver Furniture banner) and the connection to Nannup etc. .. .
At the end of my conversation with this lovely old lady - I had a flamin tear in my eye and goose bumps all over . . .. and felt decidedly warm and fuzzy . . .
So I thought I would pass on this nice story to yiz . . . . knowing that as craftsmen and general wood butchers yourselves - you would appreciate this gesture to the memory of a passed master craftsman . . ... .. .
(Cripes - another bit of something in my eye again . . .. .)
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