Sisterhood of the Traveling Purse
Do you have a particular item of clothing or a favorite accessory that has stories to tell?
This is my best friend, Caroline, a Chicago native and vintage store extraordinaire who happens to be holding that one Turner/Kraft story-collecting piece. We picked this up during my last visit in September (a beautiful time to visit Chicago by the way). We both loved it, opted to make a joint purchase, and have decided to share it. I will keep it for a few months, documenting the trips it takes, the events it attends, and the people it meets. I will then mail it to her, with said synopsis in tow, and she will do the same.
It is our garden gnome. We are Blake Lively and Alexis Bledel.
Oh, the funny, interesting, and maybe even infamous stories I hope this little beaded purse will have to tell.
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You asked: Do you have a particular item of clothing or a favorite accessory that has stories to tell?
ReplyDeleteI have a black wool shawl my mother knit before I was born. It is a large triangle with a fringe, knit in simple garter stitch. She told me that she'd brought with it her on her honeymoon and, when it began raining when they were in a canoe (they'd gone camping for two weeks in northern Ontario) she'd used it to cover her head. I would wrap myself in it when I was little and home sick in bed. It's simple and plain and humble. I love it.
And I love that comment. Monique, thank you so much for sharing your mother's shawl and her story with us. Absolutely lovely.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving - Liza
*This really has brightened my morning:)