馃У Oh yes, there are always old people in villages who reject all progress" one said at my address.
I knew this in theory, but it suddenly dawned on me how much I am now seen as a nice old lady who crochets and probably looks back on a life full of grannies.
I hate myself when I have to show them that they're not talking to a mindless crochet hook. Just one sentence about my years of journalistic research about petroleulm history. Suddenly, that deep breath, the realisation that I am not a
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馃У Oh yes, there are always old people in villages who reject all progress" one said at my address.
I knew this in theory, but it suddenly dawned on me how much I am now seen as a nice old lady who crochets and probably looks back on a life full of grannies.
I hate myself when I have to show them that they're not talking to a mindless crochet hook. Just one sentence about my years of journalistic research about petroleulm history. Suddenly, that deep breath, the realisation that I am not a
馃У crochet hook, but a sharp needle. Or a pair of scissors that cuts the debate short.
I am so very tired of this! 馃あ
But maybe I should take that as my cue: embroider cute flowers and prick away such guys. Crochet granny squares and cut things up. 馃槇
I do love #craftivism. I didn't know that my age urges me to do it. Even #grannies can be politics!
@NatureMC have you heard of the knitting nanas? Might be of interest :)
@michcampbell Yes! I deliberately left out knitting because we have a history with it in France that even men are aware of. 馃き https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricoteuse
But you've given me the idea of putting a mini guillotine on the table as a decoration next time. Those things were used to chop off the tops of b.... pardon eggs. 馃槀
