I find charm in some things that are weathered, mainly in the recognition that they were useful and stood the test of time. Symmetry is not as important to me now as it was when I was a child.
In my travels I sometimes see farm.equipment that's 100+ years old , houses and stone walls that are 200+ years old. I often think of the people who.built or used those things
I sometimes visit graveyards that date back all the way to the 1600s. I've seen many graves of children , young women who died in child birth , young men who died from things like influenza or infection from wounds .
I admire and respect my forefathers.
I love roaming cemeteries and reading head stones.
In regard to your question, every bit of wood around the home, (window sills, door frames, moulding) that have bite marks, scratches, or splits from the many dogs I’ve owned or currently own, tell their own loving story to me and I wouldn’t repair it for the world.
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