The stump

On a recent vacation along Lake Superior, I found this beauty floating in the water and knew it was meant to be in my home.

I said to myself, “I wish my husband were here with me because I really want that stump” as he is always game to go along with my crazy ideas. Like the time I filled a backpack full of rocks on another trip to Lake Superior and he insisted on carrying that, even though he was on crutches at the time… But since he was not on the vacation with us, I instead took matters into my own hands and dragged this beautiful piece of wood out of the water (which was no small feat) and attempted to roll it to my car, which was parked approximately ¼ of a mile away.

Since I am 7 months pregnant, I gladly took on assistance from my mom and a few other strangers on the beach.

Then I recruited a few more strangers to lift it into my vehicle. It’s heavy because it is so large and because it is water logged and covered with sand.

I estimate it will take a few months to dry out. We have the perfect place for this stump as a table in our home, filling a spot recently created when I sold my husband’s favorite table (oops).
Stay tuned for an update in a few months…
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