I’m sat at the kitchen table.
It’s cold and I have my bobble hat on.
I’m singing gently to this song from the musical waitress which is on the radio
And I’m sewing by the lane window which has the best light
Sewing the rip in the arse of my work pants.
The rip that started a great deal of night shift hysteria last weekend.
I’m back on nights tonight and it took ages to find my sewing box.
The hardly used one with the chickens on the lid….
Filled with the flotsam of forty years…..
The dogs are watching me carefully.
Confused by the singing
“she is messy but she’s kind…….”
You're not gone yet x
ReplyDeleteNot just yet mave
DeleteLove that sewing tin. I hope your hand stitching is strong enough, if not, just drop the trousers at mine and I'll whizz them on my machine. xx
ReplyDeleteI buy my trousers at Sainsbury’s , cheap and cheerful
DeleteWhen the dogs howl along you know you are doing something right.
ReplyDeleteAlas , all was quiet
DeleteAlas , all was quiet
DeleteYet another string to your bow John ! - a seamstress x ✂
ReplyDeleteI can close a rough wound
DeleteI think you may meed some of those hardwearing workman trousers John with patches - or perhaps jodpurs with a reinforced bottom - You can purchase these both in black x
ReplyDeleteDirty minds not wanted here
DeleteI wear jodpurs regularly lady 🐎
DeleteBut you don't know how to spell them.
DeleteJODHPURS not jodpurs.
Or possibly britches 🏇
DeleteKeep feeding the troll flis!
DeleteI only wrote jodpurs 🐴
Delete🦄
DeletePerhaps you haven't seen jodhpurs lately - they're skin tight!
ReplyDeleteall the better x
DeleteAll the better for what?
DeleteSara Bareilles has a beautiful voice, doesn't she!
ReplyDeleteYour words make a sweet picture, all back-lit by the winter son coming through a kitchen window.
ReplyDelete*sun. My god.
DeleteBeautiful song, thank you, melancholy, but maybe hopeful.
ReplyDeleteInto most lives some mending must come. I recommend a spare pare or two of work pl pants a at all times.. I, too will be glad to sew up the ripped seam on my sewing machine.
ReplyDeleteHope tonight's shift is serene and pleasant.
Hugs!
Dogs probably thought the tin was full of dog treats.
ReplyDeleteOh that beautifully presented song by Sara from 'Waitress' - she is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing John.
ReplyDeleteLove your sewing tin -
I also have a sewing box filled with 40 years of flotsam...but mine has a ship on it. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your sewing box! Why is your house so cold?
ReplyDeleteThe song brought tears, memories of one who was mine.
ReplyDeleteA stitch in time, saves nine.
ReplyDeleteI need a sewing box (one with chickens). I have random crap everywhere.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful picture you paint and what a song to paint it to.
Beautiful song by SB. Sewing a hole in the seat of pants might hold only temporarily as an emergency fix. You might need to go shopping soon.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful song and singer. Think we're all a bit messy, but also kind.
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