Lost: Wild and Domestic in Northern Panhandle
Description
Today at 7:15 AM I realized my tote labeled Wild and Domestic wasn't where I left it. I was standing outside a cafe on Main Street in downtown Wheeling, in the Northern Panhandle, near Centre Market, when I noticed the bag had vanished. It's a small canvas tote with the phrase Wild and Domestic stitched on the front, and inside I keep a weathered notebook and a photo of my grandmother. I walked the block twice, asked a couple of staff, and checked the bench where I had set my coffee, but nothing turned up. It's more than a bag to me—it's a memory. I'm hopeful someone honest picked it up and will bring it back through the site.
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