Oma's Furniture

Last week I drove down to Halifax, VA for an overnight visit with my niece, Bobbi Lindner Moore. Believe it or not, this was the first time I had seen Bobbi and Steve in about 15 years! I had never met their children, Geoff and Megan, though I had kept up with the family over the years through letters and email.

I was in for a treat when they opened the door and invited me in; for there in their home was the furniture of my childhood!

I had often wondered what had happened to Oma and Opa's furniture. I figured it had been sold or otherwise disposed of long ago. I had brought home the famous Schrank after my parents died and my cousin Gusti had taken the dining room table even before my parents moved to Freddie's. Who would have guessed that Bobbi had wanted that old 1920s furniture and what a delight to see these old pieces after so many years.






I took photos of most of the furniture and you can see some of it in this blog article. Jimmy and David, you will surely recognize some of these old pieces. Oma's kitchen table was there and many of Opa's carvings and paintings too.

Bobbi and Steve had taken time off from work so that I could come down on a Monday instead of a weekend. I am grateful to them for making that possible. Megan came over on Tuesday with her boyfriend so that she could meet her Great Aunt Mary Ann. Geoff is based in Norfolk so I will have to meet him another time.

Monday afternoon Bobbi and I drove in to South Boston in search of antique shops. The best one was located outside of town on an old farm. I found an old metal kitchen step chair and some beautiful 1950's Sascha Brastoff pottery which I bought for a good price. The owner had a gorgeous antique-filled home which she kindly showed us during a fantastic tour before we left.

The nicest surprise of the visit was receiving the copy of my Dad's WWI diary that Bobbi had xeroxed for me from the original that her mom has. This is the diary that I had thought had been lost many years ago. You can't imagine how precious that diary is and knowing that it is still around, made me very happy. As soon as I teach myself that old German script again, I will do my best to translate it for all of you.