Today’s errand was almost compromised by a near encounter with a wild turkey herd.
I was going one way, the car approaching me another, and the leader of six turkeys decided that would be a great time to cross the road. Apparently forgetting she (a girl - no wattle) could fly, she stepped out in front of the oncoming car. He swerved, I braked, and she recalled that she had wings, and rose above both of us, as did her friends. Phew. She made squirrels look decisive.
My errand was to buy foam for our porch cushion, which is in fine shape, aside from resembling a pancake. And it’s the exact color I want.
While waiting to have my slab of foam cut, I couldn’t help but hear the conversation of the customer ahead of me with the clerk. You can get as many confidences there as with any bartender. If you sew, you’ve experienced this. People share what the material is for, why the first curtains didn’t work out, the present they’re going to make for the granddaughter.
This customer was discussing making another pair of shorts, just like the last two pairs that were so successful that people at the bar were asking about them. What made this unusual was the customer was a young guy.
The ability to sew is a dying skill, and to see this fellow embracing it gave me the warm fuzzies.
Definitely a great cause for the warm fuzzies. And hooray for missing the turkeys.
ReplyDeleteThat is nice. It also made me feel happy to hear he's a seamster. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove the job description!
DeleteMy sister has taught five of six grands how to make a quilt.
ReplyDeleteI forgot to say, two of them are of the boy persuasion.
ReplyDeleteVery commendable. For many reasons.
DeleteSewing can’t be hard.That’s what they tell me/ 😀
ReplyDeleteI've always thought it's much like carpentry, only softer.
DeleteMy sons don't sew, but they do iron, which is something at least. And both know how to clean a kitchen properly. I believe one grandson does know how, but doesn't actually do any sewing.
ReplyDeleteLife skills. They isn't always someone to clean up after you.
DeleteDid you buy upholstery foam? it's more expensive, but denser and able to withstand people sitting on it for much longer before it breaks down and flattens.
ReplyDeleteHigh density foam, unlike the garbage the cushion came with. Ruinously expensive stuff ( I remember from cushions I made for a window seat years back), but they were having a 25% off sale that day.
DeleteI taught my sister's boys macrame. They made bracelets for their girlfriends!
ReplyDeleteWith a side lesson in patience.
DeleteYou never know who has the skills, do you? It's like knitting -- apparently that's a popular pastime for quite a few young guys.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite uncle could knit an argyle sock like nobody's business.
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