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Jan 05, 2024

Opinion: The shelf in my room

Todd Thomas When I was about 10 years old, my dad constructed a shelf in my

Todd Thomas

When I was about 10 years old, my dad constructed a shelf in my room. Metal gold colored brackets with a pane of thick glass as a top. It measures about 1 foot by 2 feet. Mom asked him to do it so I would have a place to display my trophy from winning the 9- to 10-year-old division of the local Punt, Pass and Kick football competition. Over my teen years, more trophies were added including some from music competitions. Those trophies were boxed up close to 30 years ago and are stored in my basement, where they will stay for now.

Now, I am 61 years old and sleep in the same bedroom where I can look at the glass shelf on the west wall, next to the window. I marvel a bit that the shelf has never been removed over all these years with the repainting or wallpaper projects of which Mom was so fond. When I inherited this home 23 years ago, I began the arduous task of removing what felt like a million square feet of 1970s-style wallpaper. As I am overly sentimental, I left a couple small swatches up high under some curtain rods, just so I don't forget her.

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Todd Thomas was born and raised in Preston. He's currently serving his fourth term on the Preston City Council and works full time as a physical therapist. He can be reached at [email protected].

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