In preparation for the new fridge, I have already taken down lots of things... all my "found" things, the shopping lists and children's drawings I have found on the street that intrigued me. I have pasted them into the pages of my cookbook so that I remember to visit them once in a while. But where will the rest of it go?#1 Magnetic poetry and vintage butterflies....I NEED THESE.
#2 Johnny requires quite a bit of room, as you can see.
#3 Postcard of my hometown and you can see my house in it...lest I forget where I came from
#4 Postcard from Alien Caffeine in Roswell...I lost the first one I had so I drove a thousand miles to go back to the coffee shop again to replace it.
#5 Beat Nervosa postcard...my friend's band
#6 Tank Girl
#7 Post card that says" The Scenery is here. Wish you were Beautiful." It has been on every fridge I have had since I left home.
#8 Card from my friend that says: I think we should go bowling in Canada. That way, when we are old, we can say, "Remember that time we went bowling in Canada?"
#9 Coffee filter wrapper that says Emma, held up by homemade beagle magnets, some of which are Maggie.
#10 Cara's homemade magnets
#11 One unused Olympia Beer bottle cap made into a magnet from when they once actually bottled Olympia Beer in Olympia
#12 Naughty Housewife Magnets from Em.
#13 Eeyore...been up on my fridge for at least 15 years(Thanks for noticing me)
#14 Felix the Cat, the wonderful, wonderful Cat. Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks.
#15 Garbage and Recycling schedule. Where would I be without this?
And there are more magnets, too many to get into. They are holding up precious photos of Michael in his younger years with long, flowing hair...very Eddie Vedder-ish...and Maggie...and photos of my dog's friends....yes I put photos up for my dog to look at. Yes, yes, I do.
Emily just let me know she has a magnetic bulletin board and it has my name on it....so we'll give this new fridge a whirl. We have 90 days, right?
7 comments:
I am SO envious! I have a new stove, and I once had a brand new washing machine...Almost 17 years ago. We are still using a borrowed fridge, one that it is probably 30 years old. NOT very energy efficient at all. My washing machine is only about 5 years old, we rescued it from the street. It was being tossed out because of a broken knob. I do, however, dream of owning a front loading washing machine. I do. I look at them longingly when we go to Sears (that's where my stove came from), or when I see them in a sale flyer.
You are So lucky!
I would give the stainless steel fridge a go. I know the love of fridge magnets, but stainless steel? SWEET.
maybe you could get a magnet board?
Oh boy, you and I are very much alike with the fridge magnet thing. The front of my fridge is a revolving evolving art installation. Ok it's a mess. I suspect your fridge is much cleaner inside than mine too.
But I have to have this stuff! I have things on my fridge that I've been carting around with me for 15 years!
But you know....stainless steel...niiiiice!
You won't regret fixing up your house. Hard, but worth it.
In the garden shed is an old vintage fridge door (a small one with rounded edges) that I removed from a fridge at the dump...couldn't take the whole thing, so had to be content with the door. It still has its handle and probably could do with a fresh coat of enamel paint, but if you've got wall space to hang it, it could be the answer to your magnet dilemma.
wow lucky you three new appliances! i love fridge magnets we get one from everywhere we go and just looking at them brings back the trips! buy a sheet of metal, frame it and hang it on the wall for your magnets
We have a Winnie the Pooh magnet that has followed us around from home to home. I don't think about him much for some reason. Every now and then I find him on the floor in the utility and I stick him back on the washer again.
i love front loading washers. if i had one i would put in my coloured socks and sit back with me tea to watch... hell i'd get an entertainment unit to put it in!!!
and go with the stainless steel, and take barb up on her offer!
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