Basement work continued. Is this boring? Well, it’s my current life.
Today’s work continued to empty off the workbench so it can be cleaned and reorganized. It had primarily been a storage or pile here location, not so much for working on. Today was taking each thing off and making the initial decision of keep (after dusting), throw away, or put in the giveaway garage.
The clean off was ultimately successful and sweeping the area was accomplished. But it was not without distractions and disruptions.
Distractions included figuring out what some clips and hardware labeled for screens went with. Ultimately we think they go with the two screens I found last week that probably go to a door that is no longer part of the house. Next was a bunch of door hardware for interior doors that are no longer in use. Lots of glass doorknobs that I had saved, although we only saved one door for possible reinstallation. And for the exterior doors our old locks, including keys.
The remodel included a short extension of the kitchen. The old kitchen had been extended previously, probably in 1947 or so. The first extension went beyond the foundation, and there was newspaper used as insulation below the kitchen floor. This was all removed during our remodel. At the time I just shoved some pages into a bag and left it in the workbench. We had moved almost everything out of the house, but the workbench had stayed.
Today I took a break when I found the bag, and read some pieces. These are from November-December 1947. Some from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, others from the Seattle Times.
The 78 year old paper is falling to pieces, and is going out the next trash day.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:07 pm |
I so love old newspapers; the articles give so much detail and it’s fascinating to see the prices. Truman had it right! My late husband had a bunch of doorknobs he’d saved out in the garage. One Xmas the daughters wrapped them up as gag gifts. They may still even be out there–I need to check!
January 30, 2026 at 5:40 pm |
I saved a lot of “extras” from the remodel, or if it was old probably original to the house. Now I realize I am unlikely to use the extra bits and pieces and want them to go to someone who may use them. As I said before the ultimate removal from the house will be a job in itself.