Cabinet of Curiosity
I’ve heard of a certain piece of furniture called a curio cabinet but I’ve never really thought about why it is called by that name until tonight. David and I are at Len Sweet’s home on Orcas Island in Washington this week for his last week of classes before his year of dissertation writing.
Tonight was our first meeting with Len and he told us about the Cabinet of Curiosity and asked us to all tell about something in our homes in our cabinets. We were to name something that is curious and unique to our marriage relationship … maybe something we collect together or something we saved over the years or something that describes us. What a neat way to think about that! Of course, it may not be kept in the traditional piece of furniture but more symbolic of a curio cabinet treasure.
We told about our collection of Coca Cola cans that began on our honeymoon off the coast of Venezuela when we purchased a box of Pop-Tarts and Coke with Spanish writing on the cans. Ever since then we’ve been collecting International Coca Cola cans. Friends have even given us cans to add to our collection on display on a table in the foyer of our house.
Another item in our cabinet of curiosity began with the groom’s cake at our wedding. It was in the shape and design of a football field with Alabama Crimson Tide on one side and Florida Gators on the other side. In honor of our college football fever, we have a spirit box loaded with Alabama and Florida stuff.