What A Find Day!

OK, so I know sometimes I'm behind the curve on things, Craig's List is one of those curves.

I have never been to Craig's List to search for anything.

Never really felt the need to, I seem to have no trouble at all shopping for the obscure at other venues.

For whatever reason yesterday, as I sat drinking my last cup of tea before heading to work, I decided to go to Craig's List to see what it was like and do a quick search.

Apparently it already knew where I lived and chose the Hampton Roads area for the search.

Recently I have been researching to buy a jeweler's bench ( pricey for a nice one) and thought "well, you know someone out there probably has one they are trying to get rid of, i'll try for a used one."

The very first one that popped up was this beauty.

Ok, so beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, but I was beholding let me tell 'ya!

I love old antique pieces with a story, so much more romantic than getting a box with labeled parts and packages of screws and bolts and lock nuts etc.

I waited to call at the respectable hour of 9, found out it was still available, got the history and made immediate plans to head south to claim my treasure.

I enlisted the help of my DH on this adventure who said " You're like a kid you're so excited" and I was. I felt this need to get there NOW before it slipped through my fingers.

This bench had been the woman's late husband's who was a jeweler for over 30 years. He had it when they married and he told her it was coming with.

In his later years he was a professional art photographer. 

She was moving to Portland, OR next week.

These photos are from the ad but I will post again when she's all cleaned up and ready to go to work.

Unfortunately, the measurements were a little off and so we had to make the 2 1/2 hour drive home with the hatch of my Prius bungee corded closed.

All in all, not bad for $150. and the price of tolls and gas in a Prius!

Sweet Serendipity!