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Month: March 2009

  • Church sale finds

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    I lean my ear against this lovely handmade outfit and listen for its 'story'.  What I think I hear is that it was made many years ago for a wedding to be worn by someone taking part in the ceremony, perhaps a flower girl,  not a very young flower girl but maybe a pre-teen sister of the bride or groom.  It is crocheted with pearl buttons;  the flowered bodice motif is repeated at the hem.

     The blouse is hand done also.

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    Look at the details of the stitching!

    It seems to whisper that it was stored carefully for many years until that no longer made sense.

    I feel  a catalyst, waiting on where it is meant to go next.

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    A year or so ago – maybe longer! – I bought this jar of Marmite because I kept reading about it in English mystery stories and wondered what on earth they were on about.  There is a teaspoon – or less! – dent in the contents of that jar.  Yech!
    But I could not resist the cookbook when I came upon it. 

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    Maybe I will find a recipe that appeals and have the major ingredient on hand.  Maybe not……