Lost holiday decorations from Cleveland apartment.
Description
On Friday at 7:45 PM, I realized the Holiday Decorations I’d just lugged inside were gone. I had parked near East 4th Street and brought them into my Cleveland apartment by Public Square, placing the box on a chair by the door while I grabbed a coat. The bundle included a garland, a hand-painted star, and a delicate glass ornament from my grandmother. My heart dropped thinking of the memories wrapped up in these pieces—the bright lights that lit our table during last year’s Christmas Eve at the old Carnegie Avenue house. If you saw a bright box around Public Square, near East 4th Street, please keep an eye out for it.
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