Lost cotton sheets near Watertown Public Library
Description
I was loading a bag of laundry when the soft cotton sheets slipped from my cart and fluttered away. Friday at 6:40 PM, I last saw them near the Watertown Public Library on Public Square, right by the main entrance as I ducked inside to grab a book before the wind picked up. I searched the sidewalks and asked a couple of joggers, but night fell and I kept thinking about them on the breeze. Those sheets belonged to my grandmother and are part of a family quilt she started years ago; they carry her memory more than any fabric. If you found them, please hold onto them for me until I can reunite them with my home.
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