The Last Hurrah For The Big Oak Plank

This shelf, that I put up yesterday in the basement, is made from a piece of wood that was part of a long bench that has been with us since Heather and I were first married.
The original bench was about 8 feet long and was comprised of two thick planks of beautifully beat up oak (I think). The bench was the thing our TV and stereo sat on for years and through one house of our own.
We first acquired it when we were living in a coach house is Rosedale that was owned by Gordon Lightfoot, with whom my wife was closely connected though the music business.
When we moved into our second house on Hannaford Street, we didn't need it, so we took it apart and used one of the planks for the base of an opening that looked down into the family room from the kitchen.
At Bowmore Road, our fourth house, we used it much like it's being used now,  to hold the amazing Hobbit house and whatever else Heather wanted to put on it.
Almost everything we owned when we first got married is gone, except for the pictures, some art, this plank and each other. So you could say there was a certain amount of sentimental value attached to it.
I had to cut a bit off one end to make it fit the space, but I think the plank will be very happy there, even though he's a bit shorter. But then we all shrink a little as we grow older.
PS; The framed photo is by my BIL Al Gunn and was a housewarming gift from him and my other sister, Diana Di Giorgio Gunn.

Hope everybody is having a great weekend.