Taking photos today at a house I listed for sale, I came across the basement workbench.
The house was built in 1958, and the couple who built it lived there until they passed away. Their daughter, a friend of mine, listed the house with me for sale and it has not been easy for her to say goodbye to a house filled with so many memories. I went through it and took the standard real estate photos, and a few others to give to my friend.
This is one of them. Who among us from a certain era doesn’t remember a dad or grandpa with a row of baby food jars in the garage or workshop, nailed to a board or shelf, filled with nails, bolts and screws? When I saw this rack of jars, I was impressed and overcome with nostalgia. I couldn’t not take a picture.
Tell me about your favorite thing from your dad’s or grandpa’s garage or workshop.
I always thought that was a very ingenious way of storing all the little nuts and bolts. My dad did not have one, but I remember seeing many of them back in ‘the day’.
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The Blue Ridge Gal
My dad’s basement was his domain and he saved everything. He passed away four years ago and his workbench still sits in our family home as though he might be back any moment. I never did pay much attention to it when he was alive, but now I pause there when I visit and marvel at his collection of useful junk- and everything is labeled in upper case, bold print. I sure do miss him…
Both of my grandpas had the babyfood jars. I remember the smell of saw dust. I love that smell!
Both of my grandpas had the babyfood jars. The smell of sawdust reminds me of them. I love that fragrance!
My father in his garage .. listening to the Metropolitan Opera LOUDLY as he worked. I am the one in our family who knows how to use the power tools.
One of my grandfather’s was a carpenter all his life. Their entire basement was his workshop. He probably had a hundred of those baby food jars. Thanks, Mary, for the memory jog!
That looks like something dad would have in his shop.