I mentioned the other day that no one ever notices the old safe we use as a side table in our den. The opposite is true of our rotary phone:

I inherited this classic phone from my Grandmother. If you look closely, you’ll see it still has her old typewritten number on the dial:

We have a couple of cordless phones in the house, but we keep the ringers turned off so that the only sound comes from the bell in this phone. It’s fun to watch adults play with the dial like it’s a toy. I guess someday, when we go completely cellular, we’ll have to retire this old thing. But for now we enjoy making and taking calls the old fashioned way.