treasure of the week

[kaberett]

from a historical perspective: a clothing ration book from 1947/1948, front filled in, still almost entirely full of coupons.

From Adam's perspective it's probably beaten by one of Papa's plumbing tools, the details of which I have forgotten excepting that it's adjustable. From my own perspective I've come away with a replacement water butt (some engineering and a lot of cleaning required, but it's definitely more functional than my existing one) and some Aspen bowls, of which I have fond memories.

It's lovely to be home, and there's still work to be done unpacking at this end, and I started missing it as soon as we came past the end of the road that always feels like a thrumming of nearly home nearly home nearly home.

Comments

[lunabee34]

Those bowls are lovely!

[oracne]

Wow. I've never seen a ration book.

[pipisafoat]

nifty~

[me_and]

Plumbing tool is an adjustable pipe cutter, much akin to this one at ScrewFix. It is Relevant To My Interests because I was lamenting the lack of one for fitting the dishwasher, and did a bodge job with a hacksaw. The bodge seems to have worked, but I'd have much preferred to do it properly.