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Wood burning names under mother’s sewing machine

This was found fairly recently after the passing of dad’s sister Lavon by one of her daughters. It’s evidence of dad burning his name in the wood slats under his mother’s sewing machine. This discovery, made under the most ordinary of circumstances, carried with it a tremendous sense of nostalgia and longing. Seeing dad’s name
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