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Beth’s tea box

The tea box open, stocked with tea in its cherry compartments
Where it began: a panel of the dresser, "Mom Mom Cherry" written in pencil
The tea box open, showing its eight cherry compartments and brass hinges

From her grandmother’s dresser

When Beth’s grandmother, Mommom K, passed away, a dresser came to Beth from the estate. There was no room for it and it was in no state to use, but she could not bring herself to let it go. The drawers were cherry, and made a great deal better than furniture is made now. Dermot took the cherry from those drawers for the dividers, and built the box itself from English walnut that came from a tree. Eight compartments, brass hinges. Beth did not have to throw away a memory to get her space back. It gets opened every day.

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