Second on the Second

Robin over at Pink House Studio had a recent post about the old days and using a dictionary or encyclopedia to look up information.

Her post made me nostalgic so I chose this post
From 10. September 2012 as my Second on the Second.

When I pulled the tome off the shelf, I should have listened to the small voice reminding me not to bring any more sh stuff home.  With absorbing some of my parents' things from the old homestead, my poor, little dollhouse is starting to look like a tribe of hoarders lives here. I should have listened. No one would want a dictionary that was 50 years old. Especially a dictionary with a broken cover poorly held together with duct tape. This book was well loved and well used. I spent hours in the attic (before my dad turned the room into a home office) lying on the floor and turning the pages. I'd randomly read a page from here and a page from there. So many words. So many cool things like how to properly address a letter to a duke.

I carried the book downstairs. I should have put it in a trash bag, but I couldn't. I just couldn't bear to let it go. The duct tape holding the binding together had dried out. I carefully pulled the old tape away. Before I knew it, I had a roll of duct tape and was carefully measuring, cutting, and applying new pieces of tape. The old book will have a new job.  It's big and heavy. It will make a perfect weight to flatten paper. That's what I'll tell Himself if he asks.

Are there any items you're so attached to you can't bear to part with?

It's your turn to play. From Elizabeth: Now it's time to share your Second on the 2nd.  The rules are quite simple and everyone is welcome to join the fun look back.  All you have to do is bring back a post that you are especially proud of, or perhaps one you shared before anyone knew your blog existed.  Any post, any genre, any artistic endeavor is acceptable.  Join hosts Bleubeard and Elizabeth to see what else is being served up the Second Time Around.