Buttons or things we keep, for why?

Back in the days of when I use to make western

shirts.. I had a big supply of pearlized and other

types of snaps..

Also I had buttons.. all kinds, colors.. I increase

the supply, every time I threw away a shirt, blouse,

or dress... by snipping off the buttons.. Never know

when you will need them.

But my sewing days are over... only do patch work

now.. or a missing button..  And don't do any western

shirts anymore...

Saw on Facebook where some one had a round tin

of buttons.. and I commented that I had those too...

Of which my daughter asked if she could look thru

for her crocheting projects.. 

So I went to the place where all my sewing stuff is.

I have 3 draw like boxes under the bed.. Which I

have looked in them .... probably 3 times in the past

5 or so years ago, when I put them in there. Looking

mostly for colored thread and maybe a button..

As I was going thru these 3 draw like boxes I had

to ask myself.. WHY?  why do I keep these things?

What do you have that you keep? and rarely use.

Rarely meaning it could be years before you look

in that container?

For the nice young lady who saw me at Yoke"s

(for those who don't know, that is a local grocery

store) ... thank you for your kind words.. sorry I

slipped up and didn't ask you your name. I guess

I was so flabbergasted that some one local read it

besides Marianne and Toni.  So thank you for your

kind remarks and I apologize for my rudeness of

not asking your name. And thank you for reading

this daily.