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DIY Family Time Capsule

24 Wednesday Apr 2013

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back yard renovation, back yard with kids, DIY family time capsule, family time capsule, history lesson with kids, kids time capsule, life with kids, make your own time capsule, old house living, time capsule

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We found so many things buried in our back yard when we were renovating.  The broken pottery, bone buttons, metal and marbles were all hints from the past.  We also found wild violets and strawberries and bulbs planted by previous tenants.  These things inspired us to make our own time capsule to bury under the grass and soil.  We decided to make two identical capsules: one to be opened when Ada is 18 and one to be left under the ground until we are gone and another family digs it up.  Here is what we included in our time capsules:

*A vintage juice glass from the collection we use daily.

*3 marbles that we dug up from the dirt.

*A silver spoon the girls used as babies.

*A family portrait that Ada drew in 2012 which was transferred on to ceramic (see that post here).

*Package from borage seeds we planted in the garden.

*Business card with our email and contact info.  (But who knows if email and phones will be around in the future?)

*An expired driver’s license.

*Ticket from Jane’s Carousel in Dumbo.  (The girls spend a lot of time here).

*A drawing of our house by Ada.

*A note from Ada about our family now.

*A note from me, about what I hope for our children in the future.

*A letter to us and people in the future – detailing who we are, our plans for the house and garden, and a little bit about the neighborhood.  We wrote this on archival paper with pencil, in hopes that it will be legible when it is dug up.  The letter also explains the contents of the capsule.

*We used these Anchor-Hocking jars to pack the contents, and placed a few layers of plastic between the screw top and glass.  Our hope is that the aluminum tops will not rust and will keep out some of the moisture from the ground.

*Chris cut pieces of wood to fit around the glass jars, so that a shovel will not break the jar when they are dug up.

We look forward to digging up our time capsule and remembering how we were in 2013.  Hopefully the jar we leave behind will give the next occupants of our house a little taste of the history that came before.

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Spring Cleaning: Dusting

18 Thursday Apr 2013

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housekeeping, how to clean crown moldings, living with children, natural cleaning, non-chemical house cleaning, old house living, Sla-Dust, Slack Dust Mop Company, wool dust mop

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Our house has tall crown moldings that we rarely notice accept to bemoan their need of repairs.  I have never dusted up there and I am quite sure the previous owners did not. (It took a team of four people nine hours to clean the house before we moved in).  The cleaning team also ignored the crown moldings, so it has been at least five years since they got a good dusting.  I found this Sla-Dust this week and decided it was time to tackle the dusting job.  The Slack Dust Mop Company has been hand-making wool mops for over 100 years in Vermont.  The company is still owned by the same family and they  pride themselves on making sustainable, non-disposable quality products.  My Wool Hand Duster did a great job on the moldings and ceiling fans and also worked to grab dust out of the crevices in our radiators.  The wool head attaches with Velcro and can be hand washed in soap and water for cleanup.  I finished the whole job in under half an hour.  So satisfying!

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