Country Sampler

Up on a PEDESTAL

More than a decade ago, Heather Hoben inherited the pedestal table and chairs that have been in her family for generations. The set had belonged to her parents, her grandparents and possibly her great-grandfather. The table has four extension leaves, and Heather cherishes her memories of occasions celebrated around it. “I grew up with that table, ” she reminisces. “I was one of 11 kids, and that thing was always full of people.”

Heather, an elementary school teacher and math specialist, previously owned

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