Beneath the Wraps

           I cannot recall how he even got into it, but Richard would purchase a bunch of non-working watches, clean them up and replace parts and battery to get them in working condition.  It was just a hobby and he would take his finished products to the homeless shelters to pass out the residence.           He loves fixing watches and more he likes giving them away – but there came a time when the homeless shelters felt they had more watches than people and soon his hobby went on hold.   He became more involved in his graphics and the watch project was put on the back burner.           Recently Jai and I had gone to a division of the Antique Mall and noticed a display case that could be rented.   We took a picture to show Richard if he wanted to consider selling the several watches that had been taking up space in the back room.     ...

           I’ve been searching through flash drives in search for some misplaced memory pages I had designed for Jaime.   During my search I have come across scads of photos in which I see different pieces of furniture in the background. Steven on the lap of my grandpa Ralph          This couch for instance was reupholstered three different times.   This is how it looked as I was growing up.   The second makeover had similar flowers but in green and orange.   The final also had a green/orange theme but with birds.   It was my least favorite of the three. same couch in background - the final makeover          The painting above was removed when mom went into assisted living.   I heard that my niece had taken the couch.         There is this photo which my brother had posted to his wall and wrote memories about each of the items on the knickkna...