I always liked the TinMan, more so the message he stood for. Wanting a heart!<\/p>\n
It was Spring of 2000, Emily and I were traveling up the East Coast – driving from Boston to Maine.\u00a0 Along the way we had stopped at an Antique store that looked more like a Flea Market.\u00a0 We bought a few things there however, I was really excited when I came across this bird cage designed with hearts.<\/p>\n
At first glance I knew it was for the TinMan.\u00a0 And the funny thing is, like the story we all know, it was looking a little rusty.\u00a0 Maybe that is why I thought right away to place the TinMan beanie I had in there.\u00a0 We had it shipped home along with the other things we purchased.<\/p>\n
First thing I did when it finally arrived, was polish it up by using shiny silver spray paint. I then proudly hung it to the right of my desk in my office at home.\u00a0 I recall Savannah asking me why I was putting the TinMan inside the cage; “he is trapped and surrounded with love and he knows it.”\u00a0 I love how she noticed I placed him in the cage swinging – “he is so content with all this love that surrounds him, he is swinging in it.”<\/p>\n
When we moved into our current home, I notice in the living room there was already a hanger in the ceiling, and just like seeing the cage for the first time, I knew that was going to be the home for the TinMan.<\/p>\n
Rightfully so, Savannah took this photo for me the other day.<\/p>\n
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