nothin' but melon...

had a long and lovely chat with a friend yesterday

she lives far away but we are still very close

and a phone call usually lasts a long time

YEAH

for cell phones and "free" long distance

we've been friends for half our lives

she gets Martha's magazine too

and she asked if I had seen a certain pretty bench

that Martha had painted her signature blue

that I love and so does my friend

so I went and got my copy and we leafed through the pages together

you know the way one does with a friend over the phone!!!!!

:)

and then this page came up

watermelon hot pads

she wondered how long it must have taken to make them

and how on earth did they get the seeds in there

:)

embroidery

I answered

oh said she

well I can't crochet or embroider so I guess I can forget about that

she said how cute they were and that it's funny how all the old things our grandmother's had

are all the rage now

I said I didn't think that MY granny had these in the kitchen

she lived in Egypt and was Italian

and I don't think they had

cute

in the kitchens

we laughed at all the things that are called vintage these days

the things we had in our kitchens when the kids were little

and have now thrown away

...

if only we'd known how valuable they were

:)

all those things on the shelves of the charity shops

covered in dust and memories

funny how everything goes round in circles

she helped me solve a problem I've been stressing over for a couple of weeks

all you have to do is ask a friend who's known you for a long time

and they tell you what to do and it's the right thing

so after solving all the world's problems

and wondering how those that were waiting for the end to come

would feel today

I mentioned the watermelons again

and she said how neat it would be to have one in the kitchen

(she never thinks to ask )

!!!

so I asked her

you want one

and she answered yes but where would I find one

I said

I'll make you one

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and I did

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I sat and watched one of my favourite movies

the last of the dog men!!!!

and in no time

I had a couple of

melons on my lap

!!!!

isn't it just the greatest thing to make something for a reason

and know that someone will smile and be happy

and all you did was stitch some yarn together

and add a lifetime of friendship in each stitch

so there you go

L

I'll put them in the mail tomorrow and the next time we talk

you can tell me how cute they look in the

kitchen

and as it has turned into Virginia/DC weather overnight

meaning hot and humid

I may just make a couple more

 maybe a lemon and an orange

as well

to keep things crisp and fresh

!!!!!

so I presume all of you are still

with us

hope so

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:)