Old Fools Journal: Things that did not go to the Dump

Vase: This infrared bulb kept the dogs warm all last winter.



















Solar powered motor: This was an attention getting moving advertisement at my local bank a while back. Turns out they put them out with the trash when they are finished with them so I ask for one. They gave me two. The picture appears blurry but that's because it is in motion and has been for two years anytime it has light. When I put the two together they try to sync up but since they have different arms that are different weights that can't so they go a little crazy. They are mesmerizing and I have watched them for hours. I am so easily entertained. I have tried to think of something more clever to do with them but so far nothing.

Lamp Shade: Found this in the trash one day when I was out riding my bike. I have this lamp that it's on that I am restoring that was in need of a shade and there it was sitting right on top of a pile of trash. It has one soiled spot at the top but I can fix that.


Knife and honing rod: The honing rod came out of someones trash many years ago. It is older than plastic but had some kind of handle that predated plastic. It crumbled into dust.

The butcher knife I bought at the 99 cent store when we had one. It had a plastic handle that crumbled away in a very short time. Although it is cheap junk from China it takes a fine edge and will hold it long enough to carve a chicken. The new handles are live oak oiled with orange oil and beeswax. No land fill for these guys.