[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Closets and Wardrobes

[Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)]

[Geoff]:
| A bureau to us is a high desk with a drop-down leaf which acts as a 
| writing area and which, when closed, covers shelving with 
| writing paper, 
| pens, stamps und so weiter.

[Lee]:
Ah--that's what I believe is called a "Secretary" over here, a very
old-fashioned piece of furniture which you don't see much today.

I had a lovely one but it was falling apart and I didn't have the money to
restore it.  At the bottom were three drawers that were sort of guitar-body
shaped; above the drawers was a drop-down leaf which, when up, was sort of
sloped and when down made a lovely writing surface with shelving and cubby
holes and a tiny little drawer for paper clips.  Above that was a beautiful
cabinet with two shelves and wood-and-glass doors.

I used it as a desk but also as a bar, keeping my glasses in the top cabinet
and my liquor on the top of the thing.

Thanks for bringing back memories. :-)

Lee :-)

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