Bow Ties

 

In our home there’s a basket of Duplo blocks no one’s playing with. Duplo is the toddler version of Lego, meant for kids between 18 months and five years. Most of these we’ve owned since our oldest was two. The youngest grandchild is five now, which explains why the blocks are neglected. We also have bricks from well over a decade of Lego advent calendars. Occasionally we’ll pull some out to entertain bored grandkids, but they spend most of their time in glass Mason jars on a shelf in the store room, as if we’ve taken home canning to a whole new level. We’ve divested ourselves of SO MANY things these past months, as we’ve downsized to a smaller, more efficient space. Somehow, I can’t part with these brightly colored plastic bricks. When I’m finally ready, though, I know where they’re going. I’ll send them to BrickRecycler.com in Sunnyvale, CA. They’ll be washed, sorted, and given a new home.