But where do you sit?
I’m supposed to believe that I grew up in a poor family…. lower class…. I don’t really know whether or not that’s true, but it did affect my choice of professions. Originally I wanted to be a teacher, a history teacher, but when I discovered the average annual salaries of teachers in Texas, I was, like, uh, no.
My belief about our financial situation originally came from how my wise old grandmother (MWOG) took care of things around the house…. Granddad worked as a Road Foreman of Engines for Missouri Pacific Railroad, but 300 miles away. He came home on weekends, but that meant that daily maintenance was up to MWOG.
I now believe that we weren’t necessarily poor. It’s just that MWOG knew how to re-purpose things. Old cooking pots didn’t get discarded, they became plant pots…. They both have “pots” in them. The old club-foot bathtub didn’t get hauled away in favor of the new bathtub/shower combo, it became a plant pot, albeit a huge one.
At the San Diego County Fair’s gardening exhibit, I’m pretty sure my wise old grandmother supervised one of the exhibits:
But where do you sit?
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Posted on June 26, 2012, in Flora, Manmade, Mother & Father Nature, My wise old grandmother, Photos and tagged chair planters. Bookmark the permalink. 12 Comments.
I adore MWOG!
On an overturned pot?
I think you just gave us the answer!
Love the humor and the walk down the memory lane with YWOG
This is wonderful Russel! I love repurposed things. Funny title to go with these chairs
Love the photos! Love!
Pink.
I love your MWOG, she is so like my MWOG.Mine planted flowers in everything and loved to recycle. The first photo is just what she would do, chickens and all but she was also the first to try anything new; never lost her since of adventure. she lived to just short of 100 years and if she were alive now she would be on the computer giving you a run for your money! lol.
She probably wouldn’t be giving me a run for my money. Instead, your WOG and MWOG would probably be best friends and putting all of us to shame.
LOL, You are so right and your comments back to everyone are so witty and profound at the same time. I love your blog!
Thank you – wonderful photos. Ellen
Fabulous chairs that invite me to sit in my own fantasy palace of fairyland forests!
nice! maakes me wonder how you (sorry) keep the cats away