This leatherbound book with gold leafed pages and a brass
clasp was purchased at a thrift
store for less than a dollar.
It was unwanted and unappreciated.
I found it, bought it and consider
it a priceless treasure.
It has a date of 1857 inside, published in Belfast. It is called "Garden of the Soul" a book for Catholics, which I'm not.
It doesn't matter. It is beautiful, and gardening is my soulish passion?
Being one of many who have held it, is a privilege.
It might have experienced first hand 'The Troubles' in Ireland, immigration, the stress of navigating Ellis Island or possibly the perils of a hard and lonely pioneer life.
I imagine it brought comfort to the hearts and hands of those who held it close.
3 comments:
this one is new to me, what is in it?
and what is it's size?
4x6 inches, sort of like what we think of as a daily devotional? It feels warm in my hands.
A dollar? You're so right, it is a priceless find! It's sad that something published so long ago would be considered by some to have so little worth. It is beautiful, I wish I were even half so fortunate in my thrift store outings!
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