I bought the monster soapstone sink off of Craigslist when we were in New Hampshire. I had plans of using it in our workshop as a massive pot sink. My ambition was far larger than my ability to make it happen. The sink sat in our garage. Then I moved it, with some serious help, to the barn. It sat there until we were moving back to Pennsylvania. I almost convinced my aunt to take the sink to her country house. But my charm was not as good as I thought. We moved the sink to our new house. The movers placed it on the edge of our covered porch next to the wood oven. I needed to find a use for this sink. It was now well traveled and I was committed. Rather I should have been committed. The sink sat on our porch for 2.5 years. I entertained the idea of hooking it up as an outdoor sink. I thought long and hard about converting the sink into some sort of outdoor grill. Both never happened. Yesterday we were getting herbs for this years weed patch. At one nursery I saw plenty of re-purposed items used to plant and hold an array of green things. It finally hit me. The sink would make an amazing and beautiful planter. We bought our go to herbs: globe basil, lovage (ours didn't survive the winter), parsley and an old favorite nasturtiums. We turned the planting into a family affair and we all took turns getting dirty and laughing. The planter is in place by our back door for easy herb access. I now look at the sink with great pleasure instead of tremendous uncertainty. It only took a few years to get there.
Years Past
May 2, 2005
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