I could never bring myself to get rid of Winston’s food and water bowls, but could never figure out what to do with them either. His bowls, along with another bowl from Buster (my bulldog that preceded Winston) were gathering dust on my balcony. So I decided to get some easy maintenace succulents and cacti and turn them into planters. A little gravel on the bottom for drainage, appropriate potting soil, plants and voila… constant remainders of my two best all-time buds!
17 Responses to Re-purposing My Best Friends’ Bowls
Nice rememberance idea Jeff. I know it will sound weird but I still have my dog’s puppy teeth in a little keepsake that has his old tag in it. Dogs are true friends.
Not weird at all, Joe! Dogs are our truest and loyal buddies. We should remember them and treasure keepsakes as we would for any member of our family. Thanks for commenting. Cheers!
Happy to see you back here! And what a great idea, to repurpose our loved one’s food bowls for planters! Cheers, Michael
Thanks Michael! Great to be back… Cheers to you!
What a lovely idea. Evidence of your devotion to your best buds AND your creativity. Me and Scout miss seeing you in neighborhood and we hope all is well with you!
–Scout and Carrie
Thanks Scout and Carrie! I miss our morning chats too! xoxo
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Thanks for reblogging!! Cheers – Jeff
You are very welcome.
Happy August!
Well done indeed in your ree-purposing your Best Friends’ Bowls! How colourful and pleasing the result is!
Thanks! I love looking at them everyday… they make me smile
They also look delectable.
By the way, I appreciate the standard and style of your writing, and would like to congratulate you on your beautiful prose and grammatical observance.
Thank you.
Wow, Thank you! I really appreciate your nice comments!
Jeff
Perhaps some of your culinary skills, talents and aesthetics have spilled over onto your repurposing your best friend’s planters and your refashioning a few potted gardens.
HaHa, the cook with a veritable green thumb!
I love gardening… have had a kitchen garden since I was a kid. I live in an apartment now, so container gardening on my tiny balcony is about all I can do now. The dog bowls, a few potted herbs and my grill is all that will fit. I’m getting ready to go vertical, I think. Any good tips?
Please read posts on my blog at http://pottedplantsociety.wordpress.com/category/wall-or-vertical-gardening/ for tips and ideas. Thanks.
You could also try using some shelving units and hanging pots, baskets and planters.