Walking back to the car we pass a shop selling sewing machines . When was the last time you saw a shop selling, let alone repairing, sewing machines ? Very 1960's. Next door to it one of those art galleries with an exhibition of smiling suede pitbulls. Who would buy them ? Not us.
By the time the haughty bellman in the top hat retrieves the old VW from the hotel car park the town is beginning to fill up with riot police. Tall, unsmiling young men with shaved heads. Their blue overalls accessorised with batons, chemical sprays, handcuffs, and pistols. It seems someone has printed an offensive cartoon and the town is being locked down before Friday prayers. Time to head off into the countryside. Twenty first century life in France profonde.
Bull Terriers ANGUS - not Pit Bulls.
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ReplyDeleteDid you see the 'Intouchables' film?
There are four sewing machine shops within a 10km radius of where I live. NZ is a country that still has its "number 8 wire" mentality from the 60's!
ReplyDeleteOne of the most popular items selling in Ikea here is 'sewing machines'! It's become very much a 'recession' effect activity - back to making and mending!
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Strange times we live in indeed!
Wondering what kind of decor a home would have where a brightly colored suede dog would be just the thing?
ReplyDeleteThe soaring ceilings are incredible.
Those are rather colorful canines aren't they? Hmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteBull terriers, as the statues are, are delightful, loving clowns. Nothing like pit bulls, who look quite different!
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Many people quilt. It's an art form quite often. I see sewing machine stores in the US everywhere.
ReplyDeleteThere's a sewing machine shop in the city where I work and they do repairs as well. There's also a large fabric store that sells them near us. My mom is a big fan of sewing and her machine does embroidery as well. My sister and stepmom are both pretty avid quilters, too, but I'll be honest, when my machine comes out, it's almost always to sew stuff for the dogs!
ReplyDeleteIf they were suede Greyhounds, I'd be after them!
Somebody, somewhere had to whip up that tartan pant suit
ReplyDeleteOne more cheer for sewing machine stores and repairers. It has nothing to do with the recession and everything to do with creativity, fabric is fairly expensive these days but if you sew you can have exactly what you want. I sew quilt tops, home dec items (curtains, recover chairs & ottomans, anything you can think of.
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I may be next on the list (after you for publishing it on your blog!!) ...but I can't see how that cartoon is particularly offensive. Or funny, for that matter... Ho hum, what a world we live in now.
ReplyDeleteLike to read the quotes of Aquinas! :-)
ReplyDeleteThey look like the hounds of hell
ReplyDeleteThe craft industry is a multimillion dollar industry -I'm surprised you didn't know!
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