Thursday, January 1, 2015

Old Stuff, New Home

 
Little Bits.  Of things.  From several places.  Some I can't even remember where they came from.  Some melt my heart with my name written on their box - something tucked away into a box, sent my way.  I'm guessing most sewing rooms are built this way.  A girl likes to sew.  Scraps of fabric are sent her way.  Sometimes an old machine.  It is like love construction - piece by piece, this little hobby has been built by others and their gifts.  And then a grandma passes away.  Oh.  That box is brought in with a heavy heart.  It sits for months and months un-opened.  Knowing it is loved, knowing it has to wait.  And then one day it is opened.  Pins in medication bottles.  Beads in animal medicine tins.  4H green fabric with a scarf pattern.  WARNING & DO NOT TOUCH signs.  Some, in my Grandma's handwriting.  Old stuff.  This.  Is a piece of my peace.