Old Rocking Chair

This old rocking chair that for years belonged to Aunt Katherine, may not seem all that interesting at first glance, but when you consider all the people who may have sat in it over the coarse of it's lifetime, it brings into focus a different picture. I'm guessing numerous babies were fed and rocked to sleep in this old chair by their mothers, grandmothers and maybe even a great grandma or two. This old rocking chair may have even provided a comfortable resting place for a soldier returning from the war or maybe a place to sit and rest a bit after an all night coon hunt in the rugged hills of Missouri, back in the 1930's and 40's. And I'm betting that at least a time or two it got "drug out" to the back yard for a comfortable sitting place for Uncle Pat while he turned the crank on a nice batch of homemade strawberry ice-cream. Or, maybe it just sat in the corner most of the time waiting to to be used for the purpose it was originally intended. I guess there's really no way of knowing for sure, but that's one reason God gave some of us imaginations.

In any event, it's hard to beat a good rocking chair if you find yourself looking around for a comfortable place to sit. I think from now on, anytime someone offers me a seat in a decent looking rocking chair, I'm going to take them up on it without hesitation. Which now that I think about it, is also a good way to run your overall coffee program.

As I run across other interesting old chairs or family artifacts, I'll of course try to keep you posted.