"Use it up, wear it out,
make it do, or do without."
I can't even begin to count how many times I heard this phrase while growing up.
A child of parents who learned this the hard way during the Great Depression.
I guess that's why I still feel it's wasteful not to scrape the last bit of peanut butter out of the jar or find a recipe to use up all the stale bread left in the bag before opening up a new loaf.
And so I hold on to things. Not hoard, just hold on to.
Like this pile of aggregate concrete from our old front porch and sidewalk.
Not useful or beautiful right now, but it has such possibilities...
Raised garden beds? An abstract water feature? Mulch?
Pile of rocks for the grandchildren to play on?
Yard art?
Roger's really hoping that I decide on something soon.
I'm just having fun enjoying the possibilities.
I have to vote AGAINST using it as a pile of rocks for the grandchildren to play on. A water feature would be awesome!
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