We had been together for more than three and a half decades. Through the hottest summers and the coldest winters, she kept humming right along, doing her job, not asking for much, but enriching the quality of life for my family and me.
Alas, it seems that all things must come to an end and this morning, it did. At least, it came to an end for my helper and we, at last, parted ways. She didn’t seem upset about her replacement, who settled right into her old position, gently humming, and getting on with her immediate duties.
But, that’s life, I guess. After occupying an important place in my kitchen, quietly observing comings and goings of family and other friends, and coming along as I changed residences, she decided enough was enough. I couldn’t bear to watch as she was hauled away to who knows where. Gone, but not forgotten. Good-bye to my good old thirty-five year old Whirlpool refrigerator. May she rest in peace.
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