Simple Pleasures: A Chance Encounter with the Man of La Mancha

At a quiet garage sale, half-hidden between dusty frames and forgotten trinkets, I stumbled upon a small plaster relief plaque depicting the knight-errant Don Quixote and his faithful squire Sancho Panza—an unexpected tribute to Miguel de Cervantes in so humble a setting. The piece, worn but dignified, seemed to beckon from the pile, as if the pair were once again setting off on an unlikely adventure. The discovery was a reminder that beauty and meaning often await us in the most unassuming places.