Things cant be too bad in this shaky little world of ours, when hundreds of fabric hungry, craft trippers of all ages and stages can joust about respectfully in an old Scottish society hall, intent on securing themselves some recently unearthed and possibly never seen before textile treasures.
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One has to wonder what this world is coming to when hundreds of (mostly) women turn up en masse under the proviso of topping up their sewing supplies and then lose all sense of grace and...
I for one, grossly underestimated the popularity of the stash rehash event (not having attended the first) and altho I arrived half an hour early I quickly found myself exploiting my baby girl and her need for an impending nap as a means to advance in the queue (what crafty mother in her right mind wants a meltdown coming from the backpack at a pivotal point of spotting and seizing some must have haberdashery curio)
Anyways I was in and out in half and hour and spent $25. Lots of denim, linen, seersucker (who's not a sucker for seersucker i ask you?!) and a really old supermarket bag (that took me down memory lane and down to the stall I had as a kid at the local supermarket selling coconut ice and hokey pokey to raise money for telethon). It was full of green cord half sewn into a pair of very rude pants (ermm, what was thinking? But I guess given that it was a dollar and the place was writhing/teeming with women burying the heads into mounds of material with their bottoms poking high up into the air, I wasn't thinking clearly.
I got the little lady home and down for her delicious nap while I got to examine the loot I amassed from the fast paced sporting event that was as frenzied as a mexican wave in a gladiatorial stadium.
To conclude;
You have just read an unedited post that I am going to be so audacious and weird as to post because A) it quite accurately sums up both sides of the crazy/wonderful stash rehash experience for me and B) quite frankly I havent the energy or inclination tonight to edit this lengthy and bloviating slurry any further C) the lure of chocolate and a dvd in bed awaits me and D) I'm pretty sure no one is really reading these posts of mine anyway (except for you simone, you made me dinner at MY house when I was exhausted, I love you)
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sorry clare, not my best work. well done on the triathlon front and sweet profile pic!
LOL, a few people I know who click on the links from my blog go to your blog and say to me "I love that mamaG blog" But i am sure they love it for your witty wonderful writing.. so glad you said it though. Much braver than me!
wow real traffic! as for witty... sadly it seems easier to be so in writing than in person (tho i will quote you on that one simone!) and bravery... well that can blur into stupidity! such are life's little contrasts x
actually, i just burnt my cheese on toast while i was writing that! ..."cheese on toast" now that would be quite a good blog name for all my load of tripe!!
mmmm cheese on toast.
i personally love this post, and it makes me both jealous and a little relieved that i wasn't there at the stash rehash! what an amazing score- i love that old bag, it makes me think of good times at the badly-lit supermarket in town with mum.
i personally love this post, and it makes me both jealous and a little relieved that i wasn't there at the stash rehash! what an amazing score- i love that old bag, it makes me think of good times at the badly-lit supermarket in town with mum.
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