I mentioned in a previous post that almost every time we plant something new, we find little bits of this house’s story. Well, it’s happened again.
This week, Graham bought three new fruit trees for our mini-orchard (one sweet cherry, one sour cherry, and a Stayman-Winesap apple, if you’re interested). He planted them over the course of a couple of days, and turned up a new shard of pottery.
It’s sort of hard to tell if this one’s new or old, but it’s cool, either way.
I feel a little like a magpie at this point. I have quite the collection of small, shiny objects – little gifts from the universe, I think. We’ll see what we find in the next few weeks, as we work our way through the garden before the summer.
A Virginia Writer's Diary 
I love this, Katie! I have a collection of pottery shards that came from the old Butterfield Stage stop near Fort Griffin, Texas. Putting them into some kind of art work is on my “retirement projects” list. I have only had them in an old Curtis Mustard jar for like 35 years or so. 🙂
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That’s such a cool idea! I’d love to see what you create with them!
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Perhaps it will not take 35 more years. 🙂
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Great post 😊
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Thank you!
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This is awesome finding history for your home.
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It really is! It’s one of my favorite things about living in an old home.
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Which plants you have in your garden?
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Oh, gosh, I don’t think I’ve ever sat down to list them all. Let’s see… We have apple and cherry trees, a willow tree, a birch tree, a honey locust, and a Japanese maple. In terms of flowers, right now, we’ve got crocuses and daffodils, and in the summer, we’ll have some black-eyed Susans. We’ve got boxwoods, euonymus, viburnum, barberry, rose of Sharon, summer lilac, and lots of ivy and Virginia creeper (which we can’t ever seem to control completely). I’m sure I’m forgetting things, but I think that’s a pretty good list. I’ll post some pictures once more things start to bloom. 🙂
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Wow! Aren’t you guys are very rich regarding nature.
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We are! I feel very fortunate to be surrounded by beautiful things. It’s a lot of work, and we’re not always on top of it, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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I’m curious about reading your post on it.
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I’ll definitely share some pictures and stories over the course of the spring and summer. 🙂
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Love this idea.
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Those little found snippets fascinate me too. I toy with the idea of writing stories based on their origin; things that might have happened in their presence in years past.
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I think that’s a wonderful idea! I’ve often thought about it, too.
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