Sunday, September 13, 2015

Memory Jug For Harry


                                                                                                                     
               HARRY WALSTER                                                


 
 
Shortly before my Father passed
he asked my sis and I to go through his workshop
to see if there was anything we might want.
Dad was a rockhound, gem faceter, and junk gatherer.
This is the memory jug I made from the box of stuff I gathered that day.
Lots of stones, garnets mostly............
rocks, tools, this chain, and curious junk.
 
 

 
 

 
 

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Dia de los muertos .....2014

THIS YEARS ALTAR                                                                  

                                                                                  
 
Celebrating the life of my father..........
                                                                            
 
Harry William Walster
1925-2014
 
 
 
 
Father's Voice
 
"No need to get home early;
the car can see in the dark."
He wanted me to be rich
the only way we could,
easy with what we had.
 
And always that was his gift,
given for me ever since,
easy gift, a wind
that keeps on blowing for flowers
or birds wherever I look.
 
World, I am your slow guest,
one of the common things
that move in the sun and have
close, reliable friends
in the earth, in the air, in the rock.
 
William Stafford
 
 
 
 
 


 

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

The Tallest ........

AND THE DIRTIEST MEMORY JUG EVER............(at least in my collection)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This jug appears to me to be quite old, which reminds me.......
lately I have seen a jug or two on Ebay that
the seller has described as old, or as
coming from an estate sale.
A couple of these I questioned as to whether they
really were as old as the seller was saying.
One actually looked fairly new to me.
I am certainly no expert, but just wanted to pass along a
warning to be careful, look the jug over closely if you are
thinking of buying and age is a factor in
whether you want to purchase the jug or not.
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Dia De Los Muetros

ALTAR................2013

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
In  celebration of.............
 
Jay William Hajek
 
Edith Carolina Walster
 
Rudolf Jay Hajek
 
Steve Dayton
 
 
 
 


Thursday, September 26, 2013

I Found This...........


When I was out and about a couple of days ago.

                                                                                
 
I was junking around looking for a few mens ties to
use in a project.............
 
 
I found other ties to cut up,
but I don't think I can cut this one.
 
 
Fish with bling.....................
 
 
This one I might have to wear.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Friday, August 2, 2013

MEMORY JUG


               REMINDING ME OF MY GRANDMOTHERS BUTTON BOX.........        

                                                                          
 


 
Using my Grandmothers, my Sisters,
my own, and some found buttons....
including some black mourning buttons.
Tintypes, religious medals, crosses,
rosaries, and a small icon .
 
 
 

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

GARDEN RUIN.......

I think I need this..................


                                                                 
 
 
We just redid two of the raised beds in our garden.....
a mole had gotten in and raised havoc ,
so as the peas ended we dug out the beds and put down wire
to keep them out.
As each bed finishes we will redo it.
A lot of work all because of a mole!!!
 
 
 
Then I found this on Pinterset..........
When I showed these pictures to Gary he just groaned.
 
Please Gary, I NEED this!!
I think our vegetables will taste so much better
if we have this..........