Very cool stuff. I also love to tinker around, fix things, create new with items most would consider junk. In some respects I'm a bit of a hoarder. I even keep the ends of burnt incense sticks lol.

I was a first child of six, and didn't have a good relationship with my father (no one actually did though.) I've noticed that many who didn't have a good relationship with one of their parents or both, end up emulating what hurt them.

I'm happy to see your light wasn't to be extinguished, and still shines bright. 🔆

Nice freewrite, keep on building and fixing things :)