Quiet Weekend

Himself was called to Too this past weekend.  Too was calling him home.  We arrived to 97 degree heat -- inside and outside the little cabin.  Whew!   We carried in the groceries and cranked up the air.  We watered trees and flowers.  The ground is so dry I don't believe I have ever seen such large and deep cracks in the earth as I have this year at Too. 

Saturday, I went to Princeton where there were city-wide garage sales and I spent $9.00.  Himself puttered around the home place washing the lawn-mower, watering more plants and cooking breakfast for me!  and for he! 

In the afternoon, I puttered. 

And It pleased me to bring together elements from Dale G, my dad and my bro Marion . . .   When I was at Marion's estate sale I bought these door knobs on the spur of the moment.  I had collected a few other old knobs here and there over the years but this was a treasure trove! Bonanza! 

There are crystal door knobs, white porcelain, 3 beautiful brown knobs plus some other painted and tin run-of-the mill door knobs.  And then are some locks and key holes.  Oh boy! 

When Gramma and Grampa Hof moved into the Mulberry Street house, Dale found three of these old glass towel racks.  He knew how I liked 'vintage' and he gave them to me.  I kept them in the front coat closet for years and years and finally took them to Too to wait for the proper moment.

 

When Gramps built the cabin, he had barn boards milled or found some to buy.  He and Wilbur Ricks cut a lot of wood on an old (probably gas powered) sawmill.  They would have cut the tree then ran it thru the saw mill to square it up before slicing the tree into boards approximately 1" thick.  Some of the left over boards have been stored under the cabin since the cabin was built.   I dug one out the other day and took the hand sander to it.  See above.  That board has character!  I took a little stain and darkened the board a bit to make it more the color of my Hoosier cabinet.  Then I attached 3 porcelain door knobs.  This will go up on the wall to hold kitchen things. 

 

Here's one of the glass towel bars on the other side of the room mounted on a new board.  I may darken it up to match the barn boards. 

Here's the second glass towel bar along with a small porcelain cabinet knob -- all mounted on one of Gramps' barn boards. 

I worked most of the afternoon in 99 degree heat putting these together.  I enjoyed what I was doing, I love it that my family had a hand in the materials and that I came up with some useful objects.

Now, lets see?  does anyone need a door knob or two?