Monday 5 March 2012

It Has To Be Done

Well it has only been waiting for twenty years, not long in the scheme of things. My mum's old knitting machine has finally found a new home. No longer is it languishing in various parts of my home. No I finally put it on free cycle on Saturday morning and I couldn't believe how many people wanted it. Honest I put that I hadn't a clue how the thing worked or even if it worked. I put that I had lots and lots, and lots of boxes of attachments, lots of it, not a clue what it all does. Still they kept coming in their droves to my email inbox.  A nice lady has been to collect it today. She seemed awfully pleased with it. She acutally seemed to know what all of the boxes contained... I could have told her, bits of knitting machine.

Ah well, bye bye knitting machine, I will miss stubbing my toe on you as I attempt to shimmy my way past you. I will miss the big hairy spiders that love to hide in your boxes only to scurry out as I am doing my shimmy, making me stub my toes even harder. But I won't miss the memories of my mum sitting at the table whirring the carriage back and forth whilst listening to her favourite music.  I will always have those memories. They were not included on free cycle. xx

8 comments:

  1. A knitting machine! I can see where that would generate some interest. Here in Minnesota, arts and crafts have garnered a huge following, and suddenly everyone is crocheting and knitting again...

    Pearl

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  2. i have knitting books, sugar. *sigh* i seem to have read them once, i know, but the actual doing has yet to happen! cheers! xoxoxox (and glad you're back!)

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  3. Pearl - it seems that arts and crafts are making a come back here too, I think it might have something to do with the recession.
    Savannah - I have wool stashed away waiting to be knitted up into something wonderful,I just haven't had the time recently.
    English Rider - thank you.
    xx

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  4. Aw...... that is tinged with both sadness and relief. After all, who wants to go on stubbing their toe like that and spiders........ yuck.
    Glad the machine went to a loving home.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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    1. Don't worry there is plenty more 'stuff' that I am still struggling to let go of. :0)

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  5. Yes the space that memories take up in you mind is well worth it.

    First time to your blog. Thanks for adding "A Few Clowns Short" to your following list. I noticed Pearl's blog is a common following we share. I'm amazed by Pearl's daily writings.

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    1. Thank you for commenting. I used to follow Pearl on my old blog and I'm never disappointed when I read her posts.

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