After I shared the mysterious tale of the "hurricane fairy" who left a table and chairs made out of the wood from a Sandy-fallen tree, I received some amazing responses:

Stop it! The hurricane fairy? Thanks for sharing this adorable story.
Thank you for sharing. It brings a smile to my face knowing someone had some humor in all this.
This is a GREAT story. Speaks well the administration and the way the city is being run. I love it!!! I want one!!!
Someone loves you. How nice!
That is SO SWEET!!!!
How cool is that? Thank you for sharing the story and photo. Great happenings all around us, we should all share these tales more often! If you ever tire of your new porch furniture, let me know and I'll come take it off your hands - for a trade or your $. I showed it to my daughter and she adored it, asking if she could have one for her tree house.
Wow!! I loved seeing this, thanks for sharing. Looks like you have a very handy secret admirer!
It sure made me smile, laugh with joy even.
This is fantastic - I love it! If I see you outside with a cup of tea next time I come by, I'll say hello!
Wow - If that was the city, that's some terrific customer service. I can well imagine the tree guys left you the table and chairs - the teacups may be a playful neighbor? Please let us know if you resolve this friendly mystery!

And now, the story is even more famous thanks to the Washington Post!

Mystery patio set possibly made from fallen tree turns up on Woodley Park porch

By Rachel Karas, Thursday, November 1, 9:49 PM

Superstorm Sandy claimed more than 150 lives and countless homes as it rampaged through the Caribbean and up along the Eastern Seaboard. But amid the damage and destruction have emerged stories of small and large kindnesses.

Store owners handing out food, those with power allowing neighbors to charge dying cell phones.

Now comes the tale of a truly unexpected gift — patio furniture.

The wind and rain that accompanied Sandy as the storm moved through the Washington region Monday brought down a tree in front of Samantha Friedman’s home in Woodley Park. It landed on an unoccupied car and blocked Cathedral Avenue.

On Tuesday, Friedman returned home from work to find the tree gone from the street and her yard. In its place and on her front porch were a table and four stools, made from what she believes was the toppled tree. Cups, saucers and teapot had been placed on top.

Friedman posted a picture of the new setup on her blog 26minus5 with the caption: “Looks like the city of D.C. left us a present when they removed the tree fallen from Sandy’s winds. The table, chairs AND the tea set appeared on my front porch when I got home from work yesterday.”

The photo spread online when NBC4 Washington featured before and after pictures of the incident on its Facebook page.

But here’s the thing: D.C. Department of Transportation spokesman John Lisle said the unfinished wooden furniture is not the work of the Urban Forestry Administration, which oversees government tree cleanup in the District.

“I don’t think we had anything to do with it, or at least, that’s the answer we got when we circulated the picture to staff,” Lisle said. “I think our crews are a little bit too busy to be stopping and making tables for people.”

Friedman, 29, emailed the neighborhood listserv in search of the furniture’s creator. A few people offered to buy the stumps, but she declined.

“I didn’t create it and I don’t feel like I own it. I don’t feel like it’s mine to be selling,” Friedman said.
Most people responded in appreciation of what they saw as a bright spot in the aftermath of the superstorm, she said. But no one knows who the “hurricane fairy” might be.

“I wish I knew who made it so they could get the credit,” she said.

Friedman has decided to keep her new porch set. Whoever did it intended to leave it there, she said.

“It’s very quirky and adds this welcoming environment to the front porch,” she said. “It’s a very cute little mystery.”

(Samantha Friedman) - Woodley Park resident Samantha Friedman found a tea set on top of a wooden table and chairs on her porch Oct. 30. She believes they were made from a tree that fell in her front yard during Hurricane Sandy Oct. 29, but has not been able to determine who left the gift.