Recycle Repurpose and Reuse

City dog in the country.

Because I'm sure you haven't had enough of my Colorado country stories,

(see HERE and HERE)

here's another:

My family has lived in the same area since the 1800s.

You can imagine the amount of history 

not to mention the old  vintage houses and items that are still in use today.

Some items no longer serve the purpose they were originally used for,

 so my Dad would store these items in his work shop for later usage.

He affectionately referred to his work shop as his,

Hobby Haven.

The Hobby Haven

My Dad has passed away 

but my brother,  Ross,

 inherited the creative juices which flowed through my Dad's veins and continues making projects in his spare time.

Ross found some rustic door knobs in my dad's work shop and attached them to a piece of barn wood.

A coat rack was born.

 The wood came from a barn

 which was built when my Mom  

(born in the 1920s)

was a young girl.

The coat rack hangs near her back door.

Another vintage item in this little area

 is a metal bucket.

When my Mom was a young girl, 

she used this bucket to pick potatoes grown by her Dad.

The kids who were raised on farms really had to work hard and contribute to the family,

some still do today,

but I wouldn't know anything about that.

My Mom no longer goes out to pick potatoes

 so she uses the bucket to corral the shoes.

These items certainly have a history

and definitely go under the category,

Recycle, Repurpose and Reuse,

don't you think?

P.S.

Let me tell you,

if your shoes don't make it in the bucket,

you REALLY get the business

from one little lady! 

Don't say I didn't warn you.