Next Time, Try a Better Mouse Trap

Cleaning out the basement has its benefits... there's lots of material down there for blog posts! In fact, you might even say it's the biggest filing cabinet I've got.

Here are two objects we've been storing for decades without ever using them. They have finally been ejected from the basement, but before they went to their new home, I took some photos to share.


Although it is impossible to tell from looking at it, this is a cooler. Like you would take to the beach, get it? Nice strap!


You can open it up. See the hot pink freezer pack inside.


Then when you shut the lid and rotate the turquoise-blue thingy, it becomes a chair! Just what you need for the beach... if you want to sit upon your ice-cold drinks.


This is not a bread box. It's a modernist picnic set from 1981. The rubbery straps on the sides have holes that stretch over the pegs that stick out from each layer to hold it together for transport.


When you take the top off, you see there's a tray for each person.


And when you remove the tops, you're ready to eat your freeze-dried picnic food. Just add water. Yum!