We have quite the drawer full – gifts over the years from Brit visitors and souvenirs bought on various trips to the UK and elsewhere. Each one has a story.
And now so handy with all this essential hand-washing. They sit in a pile by the sink to be laundered after a single use after such hazardous tasks as unpacking the groceries or opening the mail.
I was going to write about the new abnormal as it will affect schools and pontificate on that (I may still) but it was making my brain hurt.
So instead a little trans-Atlantic trip on the magic tea towels. And thinking about those far away and sending love and best wishes to all,
Anyone who knows me understands that I am not much of a royalist. But I did listen to QE2’s speech on Sunday. This was a first for me as I have never listened to any of them hitherto.
She certainly has a good speech writer and she hit so many pitch perfect notes for those of all faiths and none.
And I thought of my mother (also not much of a royalist). And how – had she been alive – she would have been comforted by the message and certainly felt the wartime references.
We will be with our friends again, we will be with our families again, we will meet again. – QE2, April 5th 2020
So here’s a few of the completely virus-free tea-towels not in the used pile or the wash. Bon voyage!
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Isn't it interesting to think that many of us didn't question such banal things as how often the teatowels got washed before. Now we are very aware of germs. But we have to be careful. I went through so many years ago, that I had to buy a few. Usually I was given them as gifts by elderly relatives. It dawned on me that was the first time I ever bought some.
Tea towels are an indispensable item in my house right now. And I'm glad I didn't "de-clutter" the old ragged ones. They're doing yeoman service right now. And best of all - each one has a story and a memory.
Hey I recognise several of them! Happy memories and glad u still have them....tea towels and mementos of our times together. I looked at the map of East Anglia and imagined us now sitting between Cley and Sheringham. Many wild flowers now out along the fields and hedgerows...violets celendine speedwell campion and on the heath a blaze of gorse and its vanilla perfume...its pictured on a mug I keep as special from someone v special...value all we have.
Hunkering in history!
Lovely tea towels. Snap! I wrote a similar post a year or so ago and my most treasured (and well used) tea towels are from UK.
Hello Gretchen – and now I am off to read your post! Tea towels rule!