The Old Wooden Shelf

My great-grandparents were resourceful. Most people who survived the Great Depression were, or so I’ve been told.

A scene from my apartment living room circa 2016. By Author

Not a nail, scrap of material, or cherry tomato went to waste in their home. They had a garden in the backyard that yielded a good amount of their food each year and a cellar in the basement to house all sorts of pickled foodstuff that went…