Decorative Hardware

I decided that maybe it was time to do something a little different this week and made plans to go on a tour of an old long forgotten ghost town.  It was about a 2 hour drive from my home in Montana, but well worth the beautiful scenery along the way.  Our tour bus brought us right to the front entrance of this historic place, where an old weathered log gate welcomed any visitor that happened by.

As we all got off the bus, I couldn’t help but notice the old rustic iron strap hinge that was attached to the gate itself, hand crafted from some hardworking blacksmith who had lived here long ago.  Our tour guide took us past many little shops and homes where folks lived a simple and hardworking lifestyle.  On our ride home, I reflected how nice it would be to be able to live in some respects like those folks did long ago.