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kaberett ([personal profile] kaberett) wrote2020-02-04 11:59 pm

treasure of the week

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.
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[personal profile] lunabee34 2020-02-05 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
Those bowls are lovely!
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[personal profile] oracne 2020-02-05 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow. I've never seen a ration book.
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[personal profile] pipisafoat 2020-02-05 02:13 pm (UTC)(link)
nifty~
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[personal profile] me_and 2020-02-08 12:09 pm (UTC)(link)
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.