I had just had the celebration of my husband’s life two days before. He was a man with lots of hobbies. He always had a full workshop in every house we owned.  There was always a project going on there.

As I selected the items I would use for the box that I would make in his honor, I gravitated to the things that represented nature. His hobbies were made with leather so at the top, I used a short piece of leather as a hanger. He used burlap so I included a piece as well. He made many crafts, like extremely creative bird houses with wood shake shingles on the roof. He made them look like darling little doll houses. The building you provided for us was made of wood, PERFECT!  His favorite place was in the mountains in the fall. I was able to display that with the beautiful fall leaves. Outside the box, I displayed a set of the wooden trees that he used to make. They seem to tie it all together, I think. My display is going to be a work in progress. I love to look at things and get ideas, for instance, I may look for some cute wooden windows to place on the wooden doors, in front of the building. I may continue to add other items that signify his hobbies.  Speaking of which, I just found one of the sugar pine flowers we used to make. I placed it on the front right hand side of the picture.

Beth, I want to thank you so deeply for providing this perfect and loving experience for me at a time in my life when I needed this lift.

Barbara Vadetsky

for her beloved husband