Linda in San Diego
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My grandmother, Mable Cleo Grimes nee Halter, was my mentor in Trash to Treasure. She lived in a community described as the high desert. Every few weeks she would take her trash to the dump, a big hole in the ground. But at the dump, folks would leave things that others might want to have, on the side of the hole. Grandma found treasures there. For years we had a lamp that she had simply spray painted gold and rewired. I still have a colender that she found, hammered back into shape and gave to my mom and then I got it. Originally it had 2 of the 3 legs, now it has none, but I still use it. Recently in a fit of cleaning I wanted to send it on to its recycling future, but my DH said I should not, it had too much character. So, it is still in my kitchen and I used it today, good call DH.