Here are the scraps of ephemera I saved in August.
Top row
- Packaging from a book I ordered
- Scraps of a security envelope pattern given to me by someone after they learned I collect security envelope patterns (such a sweet gesture)
- Packaging from the Parmesan I sprinkled over the massive slice of pizza my son brought home for me one day
Second row
- Caution tape leftover in the courtyard after they repainted the exterior of our apartment buildings (the paint job looks so bad y’all)
- Packaging from the first-ever cabin air filter that I installed in my car by myself—I can’t believe I’ve overpaid for the oil change people to do it all these years
- Paper from the pizza box that held the massive slice of pizza my son brought home for me one day
Third row
- Label from the pool noodle I bought to bring to the river
- Old exterior paint from my apartment complex
- Oil change sticker
Bottom row
- Matchbook cover that I found on the ground during a walk
- Packaging from my son’s new Rogue barbell
- Packaging from a new vegetable brush that I finally bought after many months of needing to replace the old one I threw out
