Dear Meredith--What a pleasure to come across your beautifully written piece in Daily Good. I too have lamented the discarding of treasures ~ especially handmade ones such as the decorated linens you rescued from the dumpster. All the material goods from yesteryear, before plastic and mass production took over from homemade, are special - though they are seldom recognized as such. Thank you for your sensitive attention to old fashioned beauty and quality. Sadly, those days are over. Your care, resurrection and preservation warm my heart. with Love, LoWell