Saturday, April 6, 2019

A to Z April Challenge: F is for Feed Scoop


This is a continuation of LAST APRIL’s challenge about HEIRLOOMS. When my sister and I cleaned out our parents’ home, we had to make many decisions about what to do with all the stuff. Which things are truly “valuable” and which have only sentiment in their favor? Should we sell it, keep it, or throw it away? To help ensure a future for our family’s heirlooms, I plan to leave a booklet for my daughters telling the stories of what they will inherit one day. (Not TOO soon, I hope!)



is for feed scoop. That’s kind of a strange thing to view as a “family heirloom,” but it holds a great deal of sentimental value. My husband Barry grew up on a small farm in Timberville, Virginia. His dad had a few cattle, and his mom tended chickens. Apparently the old feed scoop broke or was somehow damaged, so his dad made a new one - THIS one. The handle came from an old broom.


When we became the proud owners of a homemade feed scoop, we used it as a little shelf. It held a candle and a little ceramic bear given to me by a former student.

Today the feed scoop is a corral for all the remote controls. It sits on a corner of the table built by Barry’s dad and his dad.
Wendy
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10 comments:

  1. I especially like the homemade feed scoop displayed on a handmade table, two heirlooms that have a shared family history because of who made them!

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  2. Here's your farm! An idea for remotes to all collect in one place isn't unique, but HOW do you get everyone to put them back there?

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    1. Honestly, the MAIN remote doesn't get put back often, but the ones that operate the dvd player, FireStick, and candles (!) manage to return.

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  3. Awww, that is so sweet - a homemade scoop on a homemade table. Really, it is.

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  4. Clever how it is used these days!

    betty

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    1. It's good when some ODD thing can be used in a new way.

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  5. Using a feed scoop to hold remotes is a great idea! I have a small metal scoop from my grandfather's corn house. As kids we loved to watch him feed an ear of corn into the sheller and then he would use the scoop to scoop the corn kernels out to feed the chickens or cows.

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    1. What a great memory! Have you used that scoop in your seasonal decor?

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