Fall is a Good Time for Pink Flowered Chairs --- Day 14/284

Walk: Hood, Presidio

Distance: 3.5 miles

“Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go.” – Anonymous 

If  it is time but you are still struggling with letting go of some of your things, maybe Ciwt's flowered chairs story will give you heart.

Above is Andy, Ciwt's gardener at her old home and now at her new one just a block and a half away.  And there going into his truck are Ciwt's flowered chairs which were with her even longer (a good 50 years).  

She wants to say 'beloved' flowered chairs but, truth be told, they always ruled whatever roost Ciwt was occupying.  Comfortable but a clunky shape out of proportion to her couch.  Fabulous Brunschweig fabric which was dominating and demanded that everything else around it had to bow to it.  Plus the chairs couldn't be recovered because 1. the fabric was disconinued and 2. over the years the price of Brunschweig fabrics increased exponentially (presently @$500 a yard 😱).  Oh, and her 6 cats over the years all loved them and scratched at will.

Basically the chairs in their fabric ran Ciwt's life.  But could she get rid of them?  No!  Some part of her got strongly attached so on they went until Ciwt's last move when she finally came to her senses.  The chairs, that fabric were Not going to run the show one more time in her new place.

Still, they were moved over and sat in Ciwt's new storeroom.  Then, finally, this fall she was ready to simply let go.  This, just when Andy had moved his aging mother to San Francisco and was thrilled to be able to give her comfortable chairs enjoy sitting in.    

Nice!  And, Whew!!!  Watching the chairs and 'fabulous' fabric leave, she finally got they were just stuff.  And now her storeroom is empty.

Old home for 43 years: Notice special seating for cats and 'matching' painting (which Ciwt has now sold)

PS - A few weeks later, Ciwt learned from Andy that 1. his mother Loves the chairs and 2. he has an upholster friends who has volunteered to recover them for her.  Another life for her chairs has begun.  Nice.