tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post5250450262623744894..comments2024-03-25T10:17:23.584-05:00Comments on From the Strawberry Patch...: How It Begins...Mrs. Goodneedlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07453388163219666450noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-77599301992681120422012-07-27T19:59:01.027-05:002012-07-27T19:59:01.027-05:00I had to laugh out loud at what your daughter said...I had to laugh out loud at what your daughter said... *grins* we know ALL ABOUT hoarding in my family---and if I had access to those buckets I would think the VERY SAME THING you did. :DAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386388066709376768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-57682220289175310572012-07-24T09:15:12.911-05:002012-07-24T09:15:12.911-05:00I've never seen ice cream in those containers....I've never seen ice cream in those containers. Is it a southern brand? We all have things like that we save. Recycle, renew, reuse! Keep things out of the landfills. I think you're doing a great service to the environment. :-)Ancestor Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127282622653034183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-3890344670313325932012-07-24T07:12:28.026-05:002012-07-24T07:12:28.026-05:00Such a timely post. We're in the process of m...Such a timely post. We're in the process of moving and I have to admit to being concerned about "hoarding". I don't keep everything ... just too much of a lot of things ... hate to be wasteful! But having packed, moved and stopped and LOOKED at what I've stashed has given me great pause and time to reflect on WHAT do I really need and how MUCH do I really need. Changes 45th Parallel Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054316704528545846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-89893855048563289922012-07-24T06:29:48.899-05:002012-07-24T06:29:48.899-05:00the teacher (hoarder) in me can't pass them up...the teacher (hoarder) in me can't pass them up, so tell mr. g to keep eating and i'll keep taking them, even if i pass them to the art teacher. :)leigh annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13336005288529732226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-17117174151168887672012-07-23T22:35:49.927-05:002012-07-23T22:35:49.927-05:00Oh funny! I look at my sewing studio all the time...Oh funny! I look at my sewing studio all the time and think to myself, "Have I lost control? Am I now an official hoarder?" My family teases me that it is so :*)Teresa in Music Cityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15650995129191593324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-15860091846843444852012-07-23T22:23:33.482-05:002012-07-23T22:23:33.482-05:00While I agree that hoarding probably gets it's...While I agree that hoarding probably gets it's start in this way....I think the world would be a better, cleaner, and less indebted place if people used some discretion in what they throw away!! So, good for you, doing your part for the environment.<br /><br />Lori in VALori in Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179467014864150833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-16530562273991179602012-07-23T21:38:30.379-05:002012-07-23T21:38:30.379-05:00Saving useful things is not hoarding unless you ca...Saving useful things is not hoarding unless you can't let go of ANY... seems like you're doing a good job of recycling! My SIL eats lots of ice cream and I happily take all the buckets my daughter can bring over. I can always find something to fill them up, and people love getting them -- esp. the ones filled with cookies!Sewing Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00907568309756938880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-8106020633069247162012-07-23T20:33:15.389-05:002012-07-23T20:33:15.389-05:00My DIL saw my bag of carefully saved fabric string...My DIL saw my bag of carefully saved fabric strings the other day and begged me for the lot. She says the preschool can use them for all kinds of art projects. I'm surprised at how difficult it was for me to let those things go! It's not like there isn't plenty more where those came from. :}Dogwood Lane Rambleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325307035803155779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-69210964809539144382012-07-23T16:15:25.984-05:002012-07-23T16:15:25.984-05:00I have no fear that you are on the road to becomin...I have no fear that you are on the road to becoming a hoarder. : )<br />Those look like great buckets--wish you could get them without buying the ice cream.Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-7007360846841140712012-07-23T13:53:31.564-05:002012-07-23T13:53:31.564-05:00I'm right there with you. It's so hard to...I'm right there with you. It's so hard to get rid of perfectly good stuff. :) blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-1039052072459427722012-07-23T11:49:50.181-05:002012-07-23T11:49:50.181-05:00Would you mind saying what kind of ice cream? I&#...Would you mind saying what kind of ice cream? I'd gladly switch in order to have something useful **after** the goodness is gone.<br /><br />As for hoarding. . .I think you have a way to go before you could be accused of that; after all you are getting rid of them -- a hoarder wouldn't do that.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11615766893549743938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-30069360482701461702012-07-23T09:51:07.385-05:002012-07-23T09:51:07.385-05:00I would be saving them too. they do look to nice t...I would be saving them too. they do look to nice to throw out especially because they have the handles. Glad someone could use them.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-82403556383464704672012-07-23T08:59:31.086-05:002012-07-23T08:59:31.086-05:00I love the square ice cream buckets! I pack on-the...I love the square ice cream buckets! I pack on-the-road sewing projects in them. They fit on the shelf efficiently, unlike round buckets.KQ Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13100001813595381733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-17039066573952972902012-07-23T08:57:50.606-05:002012-07-23T08:57:50.606-05:00love those containers...what kind of ice cream? i...love those containers...what kind of ice cream? i'll have to look in our local stores, although we don't eat a lot of ice cream; if i could find a black raspberry in a container like that, it would come home with me.cityquilter gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16769584628450845408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29952936.post-281216466182881702012-07-23T08:14:37.703-05:002012-07-23T08:14:37.703-05:00I 'save' the containers that the thin slic...I 'save' the containers that the thin sliced lunchmeats come in: you know the rectangular ones with either a blue or red lid. These are perfect for leftovers and lunches on the go. Also for scrunch dying fabric.Paula, the quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662592713610165406noreply@blogger.com