Off the Rails
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Someone over at the Old House Web's Forums asked for a closer look at the plate rail in our dining room.
Seeing that we live in Earthquake Country, I suppose displaying anything on this tiny shelf is probably a bit foolish. And now that I've written that, I guess I'd really better go dig out the Museum Wax, and glue down our antique thingamajiggers. (For those wondering, you're looking at cookie molds, unspecified mashers, and a sock darning egg. I'm not sure what the nutcracker-looking thing might have been used for.)
Plate rails make a dandy home for our extensive collection of vintage shoe-lasts. Remarkably, neither Robb nor I have tried our hand at shoe-making. We do have a friend who is an incredible cobbler, and who makes utterly beautiful custom footwear.
Robb and I are stupidly pleased with how well our odd-ball possessions fit into our little house.
So, here you go, old house folks! Here are more detailed photos of plate rail than you could ever hope for.
Pretty thrilling isn't it?
What can I say? We live Life in the Slow Lane, around here.
Someone over at the Old House Web's Forums asked for a closer look at the plate rail in our dining room.
Seeing that we live in Earthquake Country, I suppose displaying anything on this tiny shelf is probably a bit foolish. And now that I've written that, I guess I'd really better go dig out the Museum Wax, and glue down our antique thingamajiggers. (For those wondering, you're looking at cookie molds, unspecified mashers, and a sock darning egg. I'm not sure what the nutcracker-looking thing might have been used for.)
Plate rails make a dandy home for our extensive collection of vintage shoe-lasts. Remarkably, neither Robb nor I have tried our hand at shoe-making. We do have a friend who is an incredible cobbler, and who makes utterly beautiful custom footwear.
Robb and I are stupidly pleased with how well our odd-ball possessions fit into our little house.
So, here you go, old house folks! Here are more detailed photos of plate rail than you could ever hope for.
Pretty thrilling isn't it?
What can I say? We live Life in the Slow Lane, around here.
Comments
Grinch
The cookie molds are great! Friends of mine in Germany have some of those and use them to make Springerle at Christmas.
Since developing my strange and horrible allergy to almost every fruit and vegetable on the planet, I've only been able to eat cabbage.
I've eaten more sauerkraut in the last month than I have in the last two years.
Sigh.....
Sure do miss my dad.
Its a good chance to take out, display and enjoy stuff you have been hauling around in boxes for years, right?
Annalisa
Annalisa