These pieces of rounded wood came from a frame member of a sling sofa. Their edges are rounded to minimize stress on the sling fabric. They are significant because they relate to my being a recovering pack rat.

Years ago my wife and I bought a sling sofa. It served us well for about eight years and was then replaced by a normal (non-sling) sofa. The sling fabric was badly faded, so I discarded it. However, the wood frame was in fine shape, so I parked it in a corner of the garage in hopes of later finding new uses for the wood. It sat, fully assembled, in the garage for 17 (yes, seventeen!) years. By then the dwindling space of the garage was a problem, so to create more storage space I took the frame apart and stored it in pieces. Progress!

After that I used a piece of the frame for some project I can’t recall, which created two leftover pieces (shown above). Of course they could not be discarded because they had potential. Sadly, the only function they ever served was to take up space and gather dust.

So today, in the spirit of “letting go,” I discarded the pieces. I will forever picture them lying atop a cabinet in the garage, awaiting service that never materialized. Now for a moment of silence in their honor.

Note to self: I hope no one barfs from reading this.