No. 8: Saved for later
A short list, and a question for you.
No grand theme this week. It has been a month of finishing things, and the finishing has left a clear space in the head, like a swept floor.
What went into the drawer
- A small hardback, ink-blue, with a crooked crease in the middle and a date on the first page. It lives on the shelf over my desk and I look at it every morning.
- A shelf of ash, planed and oiled, waiting for a wall.
- A loaf I did not time.
- A pair of socks with a blue darn on the left heel, reported by Ines to be “acceptable”.
What is next
The writing continues weekly. In the new year I would like to run a short series on repair, in the manner of the book series: one object, mended slowly, from broken to useful. If you have a candidate, tell me. I am looking for something with a story and not a great deal of value.
Three small questions
- What is the first tool you ever sharpened?
- What have you mended and kept using, even though it was cheaper to replace?
- When did you last do something slowly on purpose?
Reply with any of them. I read everything, and some answers end up in the letter, with first names only.
A small thing. Thank you for eight Fridays. I did not know there would be this many of you who wanted a quiet letter. I am learning how to write it, and I am glad of the company.
N.