The copper bowl

Dust from the fireplace had fallen on the pine cones in my Paul Revere-style copper bowl that decorates the middle of my hearth. Since seeing how nice Betty’s hearth looked sans fire but with decoration, I threw away the logs and used the fireplace as decoration.

In the early 70s I wanted to sell copperware on the party plan. At the time I was a bad salesperson and hated asking my friends to give the initial parties that would have sent me on the path to riches. I did end up with some beautiful copperware however, including that bowl.

As I was dusting, I realized I have had that bowl almost 30 years and for the entire time, whenever I look at it, it brings me pleasure both from the shape and the color.