Traveling Candlestick

This box arrived at our door last week

We are delighted that the traveling family heirloom 

& its storybook will be in our home for a while

Dad fashioned the candlestick from a piece of wood that had been twisted by a grapevine. No one is sure where Dad discovered the piece of wood. We’re also not sure exactly when Dad finished the wood and created the candlestick. Our memory is that the candlestick has been on the table by the living room window and Mom’s chair for decades. Blue candles were always either in or near the candlestick. 

When we closed the Oak Street house after Dad’s death, we had to determine who received which items in the house. The twisted candlestick was the ONLY item in the whole house that was requested by all four children and many of the grandsons. Our solution - the candlestick would circulate through the family, accompanied by a journal documenting its journey. 

Dad & Mom - December 2002

Oak Street 

picture taken December 20, 2003, the day after Dad died

Mom died February 2003

so many memories & reminders 

More about the candlestick here