One of our favorite annual yard sales was a benefit for BARC's of Baltimore, a local animal shelter. Many good finds could be had there. I will never forget last year because it holds one of my fondest picture memories of Tom.
I had been sorting through a huge table of cat items, picking out various unopened packages of litter box liners that were on sale for fifty cents each. I had really found a treasure and was filling a large shopping bag. I look up across the table and there stands Tom with the biggest shitty grin on his face. Now, you had to know Tom to know what shitty grin I mean. Anyway he was holding this pink-rimmed very large Longaberger bowl in his hand. I walked over and he said "Look, I just found this for three dollars." Now having once been a Longaberger collector, I knew he had a treasure. Those bowls sell for many more dollars than any bowl is worth. This was a very large one. He did indeed find a bargain. It was perfect with no cracks or chips.
Tom was an avid cook and kitchen items were one of the things he loved. An afternoon at Williams and Sonoma was a real outing to him. And I have to admit that he was one of the best cooks I've ever encountered. I knew that bowl was going to a loving home and being put to good use. Little did I know that in about three months time it would be put to retirement with the rest of Tom's memories.
I don't want this post to be sad or morbid. It is one of my good memories. I miss Tom every day, but I have come to terms with his passing and by doing so, I want to treasure and share some of my personal moments with him so you can all enjoy the special person he was (and hopefully still continues to be with God). RIP Tom ... I know Chris is taking good care of your bowl.
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