Hidden Treasures

Just a few posts back, I shared about our decluttering of not just the house, 

but the shop and yard as well. 

I've since been working in the shop to try to make it 
a bit more manageable and functional. 

In doing so, I have discovered more to eliminate - good grief!

But it really is good. 

I've taken 3 car loads to donation and have one more trip to go. 

I've also made a pile to go to the dump - ugh!

The good news is that among the "stuff" I've been sorting and cleaning,

I found them. 

Not that they were really lost, just forgotten. 

These two cast iron pans have been out in the shop since we moved here. 

I took a wire wheel to them, then some hot soapy water,

then seasoned them well. 

One is 6 1/2" and is marked with the number 3 on the handle. 

The other is about 8 1/8" and is a number 5. 

I don't know the maker, but both are stamped "Made in USA."

We love cast iron!

So why was it their fate to sit in the shop for 16+ years?

That's what clutter does. 

It gets in the way of life's simple joys. 

I guess that's part of why it feels better once decluttered. 

There are many other little simple joys that are being experienced,

not as cool as the cast iron ones of course, 

but joys nonetheless.  

We like so many others are finding our way out of the excess,

and it sure feels good.