Day 106 /365 it’s time to go, a trip to the store

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    I don’t think I’m stretching anything here. The bottom line is that I made a skewer for my turkey, so instead of accumulating more stuff, not to mention the cost and trip to the store, I’m way ahead of the game.

    Thanksgiving morning I couldn’t find the one, lone skewer that had been my mom’s forever. That was sad enough. But the stores weren’t open at 6 AM, and anyway, a new set of poultry skewers was just not in my budget nor did it fit with my new commitment to sustainability. No problem: my husband cut a piece of hanger just the right length and the turkey was delicious. 

    In case you’re interested, here’s my sustainability thinking, a la stream-of-consciousness. I think I need  a skewer; I buy a set, probably four because you can’t just purchase one. Because of my purchase the world out there thinks that skewers are in demand so it manufactures hundreds, no more like thousands, but undoubtedly more than the world needs for the next 100 years. The sets end up at places like Job Lot and the Dollar Store; people (like me) who don’t need them buy them—I mean, who can resist a bargain? Some sets fall on the floor, get swept up and taken to the dump. So, I say, use what you have; we sure have plenty of hangers, and I bet you do to.  

Day 105 /365 it’s time to go, quilting websites

     This morning at the cottage too many websites appeared in my email box. It’s time to let some of them go. You know how it is?  You take on  a particular interest and before you know it you’ve signed up for emails from every specialty store in the state and beyond.

Today, for me it was the quilting stores. I love the Fabric Corner, Wayside Quilting, Quilters Way and Emma Cupboard, but I haven’t gone on those site, much less to the stores, in over two years. For someone who is trying to live simply, just having them appear feels like clutter.

    I wonder if I'll ever finish this one?

Day 104 /365 it’s time to go wooden lasts

  This box of wooden shoe lasts were left here by the previous owners; we’ve never wanted to let them go. 

But now it’s time to do something with them, so my husband has decided to sand and shine them up and create candle holders for gifts. 



I am reminded of the birch bark Yule logs that our neighbor, Mr. Heil, used to make with us at Christmas time.

Day 103 /365 it’s time to go, trinkets

     I’m at a loss as to where some of the rather useless trinkets that are hanging around the house came from. For now they are in a paper bag, which when full will go to Good Will. This not a major purge but it’s getting the job done, trinket by trinket.