This is also the time of the year where various repair work gets done at the CDC. I am prepared for the upcoming work days, but I was a little ticked off when the kids showed me that the mountain climber-thing had a hole on the ‘ledge’. Grrrrrrrrr. Children sticking their fingers in holes and making them bigger……. Grrrrrrrrrr……
Luckily, when I was leaving my parents’ house this summer, my dad sent along a giant spool of sturdy thread. (He recovered their patio chairs.) I wondered if there would be a use for it, and sure enough – there was.
A little permanent marker, and it’s good enough until I can get a replacement ordered. (Which will be never.)
Brad says
Wow! You wove a patch for that hole? It’s like you darned it.
Kristi says
How long did it take to do that?
Elaine Royuk says
That looks just like my Mom’s work when she darned my Dad’s socks! It’s a work of art! Does anyone darn socks anymore??
Peggy says
Excellent job Lauren!! There really is nothing you can’t do!!
And I have never darned a sock….a wouldn’t know where to begin (well, somewhere near the hole, but you know what I mean). Did people darn socks in the past because socks were more expensive to replace? Or were they just made better so you hated to get rid of them? My mom used to make my clothes when I was in elementary school. But I know material was much cheaper in those days. Now I think you can get things on sale for less money than it would be to make it yourself. But I sew as well as I garden….so what do I really know on the subject.
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Curt says
Darn, that looks good.
Peggy says
Clever guy!
Curt says
I didn’t know that darn had another meaning. Just imagine the puzzled look on my face after reading Brad’s post the first time…..and the second and the third.