u/Green_Sweatshirt

Earlier I asked about some pottery fragments and was told they are genuine. All of these were collected from an area about 6 ft. x 6 ft. this morning. They were next to a building, and you can see where the ground was shoved aside when the building was put there. These were in that dirt.

I very gently washed the worst of the dirt off, and find more every time I go out there. It looks like maybe somebody broke a pot? I found more after taking this picture, and there are little chippy pieces that look like maybe somebody was making arrowheads or??

In the same area, I found these stones. Are they a find or just random stones?

https://preview.redd.it/hmebf1dwcc1h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ca27e96ecb81135def0087e8f42ad0c3ca071489

https://preview.redd.it/2qpnv6b1dc1h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=168fa327005e193064c56b71458f527cb8d8bb2d

https://preview.redd.it/zzt4ox2gnx0h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=452ab9481b577d9f49a27369de13b1c3074105bb

The last time we had a hard rain, these pottery pieces surfaced next to one of my buildings. They are scattered over too large of an area to fit into a single picture, and there is more than what is pictured here. A lot of pottery similar to Native pottery gets sold in stores aimed at tourists. Do these look genuine to you? In case they are genuine and someone wants to match them to a tribe, I'm about half way between the Navajo and White Mountain Apache reservations, a little closer to the Apaches. Before reservations existed, this was Apache territory. Please assume that I know nothing about Native pottery, and you will be right. TIA.

https://preview.redd.it/8i1l1bw5nx0h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=137b5b563533f85f641af66280856086e49e29df

https://preview.redd.it/500zlfk9nx0h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d1994ffe91f99ac8380e15e2f727f354d0e3e179

https://preview.redd.it/5pftrcgcnx0h1.jpg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f72d828c79fc5303d28f1aa6e57a5da57d1c21c4

Here's a solution to huge restaurant prices and large tips.

When I was a kid, our best, most memorable, and cheapest celebrations were picnics, not trips to the fast food joint. We'd bring either sandwiches, or whatever we planned to eat that day anyway, if it was going to be a small picnic. For a larger picnic, somebody would coordinate with the people who were coming. One person would bring the hot dogs, another would bring the potato salad, another one the lemonade, etc. There are plenty of free outdoor spots or parks just waiting to be used.

We would sit on an old blanket or tarp if no tables were available, and afterward there would be games, maybe a baseball game or kids playing red rover or kick the can. Everybody always swore that the food tasted 100 times better outdoors. We had a blast and made some great memories. For some reason people started going to fast food places instead, and it's not nearly as much fun .

If you want to have a much better time celebrating while saving a good chunk of money, give it a try. Don't knock it until you're tried it. Put the phone down. Forget celebrating at the pizza joint. Go out there, save some money, and really enjoy the day.