a few new things around the wandering pad

As is the routine when I head home, I stop by my grandparents house and root around in the house and barns, looking for more treasure.  Here are some of the things I've found recently and brought back to my apartment [more posts will follow on this, I've been very lucky lately!].

Some old licence plates that belonged to my grandfather - this really rusty one is from 1936 and the farm plates below were from the year I was born.

There are probably a dozen of these bushel baskets tomato baskets in the old shed, but I brought back only one - but I'm thinking I need the other ones too.  There are fabulous for holding magazines, blankets and in this case, some old wooden decorative items I just don't know what to do with anymore. [Thank you to my father for the correction - "they are tomato baskets from H. J. Heinz and I believe that the size is a peck.  That was my summer and fall job to pick tomatoes and I forget for sure but I think I was paid between 25 cents and 50 cents a basket.  Later on it was more.... no wonder my back hurts.  Dad."   Isn't he just the cutest and such a farming educator!] 

This pale yellow egg basket is perfect for holding TP in the bathroom.

An old iron [I have another one somewhere at my parents' house] and a dinner bell.  Both charred pretty badly, but I think they actually look better this way. [And yes, it did bother me that the iron says Asbestos]

This mini Etch-a-Sketch I found at a friend's house and it took me 6 tries to write out "hello".