Bill Moore adjusts one of his decorations that is hanging around the perimeter of his home in Stony Ridge on Wednesday October 13, 2021.
Bill Moore, started making the decorative lawn mobiles after the death of his wife, Susan Moore, in 2011, and said it was his way of coping with the loss of his wife. Susan Moore died of brain cancer, and passed away while sleeping next to Bill Moore.
Glitter gleams from one of Bill Moore’s decoration that is hanging in his front yard in Stony Ridge on Wednesday October 13, 2021.
Bill Moore pulls out The Toledo Blade paper that had his wife’s obituary in it back in April of 2011 in his house in Stony Ridge, Ohio on September 29, 2021. Moore recounted, “She died right next to me in bed.”
Bill Moore, 87, of Stony Ridge glues beads to a plate he has covered in glitter to make lawn ornaments he hangs in his yard and gives to friends in his home in Stony Ridge on Wednesday October 13, 2021. Moore said, “It’s to keep my mind going. I can’t just sit and watch tv all day I’d go crazy.”
Bill Moore, runs his hands through decorative mobiles made of metal and glass in Stony Ridge, Ohio on Wednesday September 29, 2021.
Bill Moore changes one of his decorative mobiles in his backyard in Stony Ridge, Ohio on Wednesday September 29, 2021. Moore mentioned he started making the decorations after his wife died adding, “Yeah...yeah it gives you something to do. I give em away. I don’t know, it’s kinda crazy.”
Bill Moore, 87 of Stoney Ridge, cuts glittery fabric to add to decorations he is working on in Stony Ridge, Ohio on Ocotober 13, 2021.
Bill Moore holds a decoration still, while he glues different beads and glass to the outside of it in his home in Stony Ridge on Wednesday October 13, 2021.
Roger Cox, one of Bill Moore’s friends, holds one of Moore’s decorations, and looks to see it reflect in the sunlight in Stony Ridge on Wednesday October 13, 2021.
Bill Moore walks into his garage area, which is covered in glitter from all the different decorations he’s made over the years in Stony Ridge, Ohio on September 29, 2021. Moore mentioned he started making the decorations after his wife died adding, “Yeah...yeah it gives you something to do. I give em away. I don’t know, it’s kinda crazy.”
