When I was back at Mom and Dad's house a couple of weeks ago, I decided to walk around the house a little bit and take pics of things. I'll try to explain why things spurred me to snap a pic of them.
What can I say. I apparently don't have a creative bone in my body, because my entire "industrial arts" career revolved
around me recreating things that Ed already made. The spiral lamps were relegated to the basement long ago. Ed's is on the right, and mine is on the left. I think mine is shinier Ed. I win! I'm not really sure whether this stand is the one that Ed made or the one I made. I couldn't find a second one, so I'm not sure what happened to it, but I'm 99% sure that it was another copy-cat job.
Some of Ed's handiwork is still lingering AND functional on the main floor! If I'm not mistaken, the knife holder was your
work, I'm guessing circa 1980. And how about that awesome shelf, cleverly constructed in the shape of a grandfather clock? Artistic genius!
I took this picture because to this day when I look up and see it, all that I think of is nerf basketball. It may have been a wall at one point, but whenever it was knocked down, I'm so thankful that they left a backboard for us!
The energy that it takes to run this freezer every day could probably power the entire city of Parker, Colorado.
Parkside Elementary. Need I say more? Somebody wore that shirt 35 years ago!
Is this a load-bearing chimney? One whack with a sledgehammer and that entire thing would come crumbling down. And yet, there it stands. How did Santa fit through there?
Any guesses on how many times each of these pieces of wood have been stepped on?
I'm pretty sure this hamper held multiple pairs of nightcrawler-smelling double-kneed jeans.
Where did this block come from? HOW has it survived in the house all these years? And WITH that hideous linoleum on the top. Was that in the bathroom at one point? God bless the 70s.
Do you think ANY of these games actually have all the pieces required to play them? I doubt it. If we played that Life game, I know I'd end up being a poor teacher again anyway. Suckers.
If it's important, it's in this cabinet. Change, tweezers, eye glasses repair kit, medication, vitamins, tooth picks… oh yeah, and vanilla extract.
I bet both of you guys can name at least two things in the right hand drawer!
I hope you enjoyed this… next time your home, take a spin around the house and snap some pictures!
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