Treasures

"A purchase becomes a treasure 

when you know the story behind it."

I had an idea from my friend AL.  Everyone has stuff that has meaning, yet the next generation might not know the meaning.  Leaving long notes or stories on every item would look ... cumbersome. 

The idea?  Leave a small sticker with a number, then write it in a notebook. That leaves more room not just for facts, but the story as well! 

I was cleaning the garage and found a tote with some fireworks in it. These are leftovers from my son, and I know he bought these in Indiana before 2004.  So they're old. AL recommended I soak them in a bucket of water to render them useless. When I got thr tote outside, the tote there was this sexy curved bottle that looks old.  So I filled it with these wooden beads.  Mostly a boring story.

But it reminded me one hot, humid summer in Ohio, my son was gone visiting his Dad. So I decided to go in and vacuum his room (because moms vacuum better than sons!) There I am vacuuming back and forth, back and forth and then BOOM! My vacuum exploded!  Turns out that my son liked to know how things worked so he took them apart, including fireworks.  I'm guessing some of that powder had slipped into the carpet. Talk about shocking!!! 

Without this context, maybe the bottle gets tossed as junk. With context? Maybe someone would like it.  I know it won't be my decision, but it helps answer those questions I had with mom's stuff.

I am going to assume that photos need very little context so I'll concentrate on the odd things hanging around my house.  I started yesterday, and am going to try to do just a few items a week.  

I don't know the plans my son had for this bottle, but he stored it in the tote with some fireworks.  Because this suits my quirky decor, I'll keep it.