Dust Pan and Brush

Now that the house has been rejigged I am trying to use the stuff that Mum squirrelled away for a better time.

This is one of several dust pan sets she owned. It’s Italian, and i think specifically for tidying up pasta making. — that was the kind of thing she did, come back from a continental holiday with a suitcase full of domestic fripperies.

Well its not hidden in a draw now – its ready waiting to sweep the crumbs off my shiny new counter. The one thing i splurged money on.

MER

History in a Box

This hand made box is about a foot high and when full surprisingly heavy. Usually it lives on a shelf undisturbed, but conscious of new house/new habits I sorted through it and recorded the contents.

The family coin collection is kept in it. I don’t think there’s anything terribly valuable there but it hints at things that my family have lived through.