Thursday 19 March 2015

Old shovel...

Look what I found right at the back of the shed as I was cleaning it out yesterday. It's one of those old shovels that road diggers used to use, still do for all I know. It must have been there when I bought the house because I don't recognise it as something I brought with me.

Of course it's much too heavy to easily use, it really does weigh a ton, and I was about to at long last throw it away, after years of shuffling it around inside the shed, when I had an idea.

This is my idea. I've turned the old shovel into a garden ornament by painting the shaft shabbily and sticking a resin robin I bought for a couple of quid at a discount store. I like whimsy and this, I like to think, is as whimsical as you like - or rather I like, and I really do. So much so that I may start looking around for some more old tools to whimsify.

11 comments:

  1. Sam Little on FB
    Want it, wait till you see the old shit I bought for my garden. Been painting step ladders today and bought an old wrought iron chair which im going to use as a planter x

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    1. Andrew Height
      I've made all sorts today Sam.

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    2. Sam Little
      We need to be in the shop very soon, I'm going mad working from home. xxxx

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    3. Andrew Height
      I'm beginning to enjoy it Sam now that the sun is shining a little.

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    4. Sam Little
      Yeah its nice when the weather is good but you know your missing me and Rose Halstead xxxx

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    5. Andrew Height
      I've moved on

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    6. Sam Little
      Ha ha, whatever xxx

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  2. Andrew Height on FB
    Lindsey, you like robins - how about making one of these.

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    1. Lindsey Messenger
      Wow yeah.... That's lovely xx

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    2. Andrew Height
      Nice if you could use one of your dad's gardening tools Lindsey. Do you have any?

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