188/365 Rubble stone

This is the foundation of my house. It is 106 years old. I never have standing water in my basement, although this corner is sometimes damp to the touch. We've fixed that, though, with better guttering.

It always amazes me that things built 100 years ago are doing fine but things built, say, 25 years ago, look shabby (and not in a good way), and often are not holding up. I hate how this trend has occurred, and continues. Cars, refrigerators, pantyhose, children's clothing, whatever. We've moved to fast and cheap, faster and cheaper, more quickly and more cheaply, but we lose in the long run.