Saturday, May 9, 2020

DAY 45 LOCKDOWN

I could not understand how I had run out of A4 paper yesterday then, when I thought about it, I remembered that having stored it on its side in the filing cabinet it had started to curl and I had  put it somewhere where it could like flat.  Anyway, this morning I set about looking for it and, sure enough, I found it - about a quarter of packet so it will last me for a while - glad I hadn't ordered some more.  

While I was looking I came across a letter I had written on 23 December, 1951 - just before my 8th birthday.

"Dear Santa Claus
Will you please bring me a pencil box and a paint box and a big box of crayons and a packet of big eyed needles and a sewing box.

Love from 

Susan Banks"

I am impressed with my spelling back then.  Funnily enough the only wrong spelling was the village where I grew up.  I can remember writing it and thought it had been put on the fire to send up to santa.  I wonder whether I received everything.  I still prefer "big eyed needles"
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  1. DocMay 9, 2020 at 3:24 PM

    i am sure even big eyed needles would help me even with a magnifier. What
    a treasure to find your letter.

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  2. Cro MagnonMay 9, 2020 at 3:34 PM

    The big-eyed needles became your mantra. Did you ever get any?

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 9, 2020 at 3:39 PM

      Yes, I am quite sure I got the big eyed needles but not sure about the rest.

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  3. Nancy JMay 9, 2020 at 3:37 PM

    A needle threader on my machine and for any other needle, definitely a necessity now.What a treasure to find your letter. I did actually run out of A4 paper, but the local supermarket had one packet, a ream.So ample to go on with.45 days, I wonder what this week will tell us.

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 9, 2020 at 3:41 PM

      Yes, in the paper today we were told that under level 2 we should be able to order books on line at the library and then collect them. I have actually not run out of books but it will be good to get more. Yes, needle threaders are great.

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  4. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"May 9, 2020 at 5:55 PM

    I'm sure I don't have anything like that lying around anywhere here though I remember writing a letter like that as an exercise while in primary school. One of my friends asked for just a pencil sharpener - the first inkling I had that some people had even less money than we did.

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 9, 2020 at 7:18 PM

      I don't think I had any idea about poverty as a child.

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  5. local alienMay 9, 2020 at 6:48 PM

    That's a lively letter to find. I have kept some of our children's. Nice memories

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 9, 2020 at 7:20 PM

      I have kept letters from nieces and grandchildren as well. Mainly "thank you" letters.

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  6. David M. Gascoigne,May 9, 2020 at 11:45 PM

    Finding your sheets of paper doesn't even come close to Miriam looking for that piece of fabric she knows she has somewhere in her vast stash that would rival the inventory of the average fabric store.

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 10, 2020 at 6:43 AM

      I presume she is a quilter. All quilters seem to have vast stashes of fabric. It is so annoying when one cannot find something.

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  7. gzMay 10, 2020 at 12:58 AM

    Finding your own letter is good. Setting off many memories.
    Perhaps a post-it note in something's usual place when it gets moved for a specific purpose? I have been thinking of doing that!!

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  8. At Home In New ZealandMay 10, 2020 at 8:03 AM

    Glad to hear you found your paper. I'm always putting things in 'safe' places and then forgetting them :)

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    1. Susan HeatherMay 10, 2020 at 9:53 AM

      It is so easy to do and gets easier the older we get.

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