mystified 12 June 2011
I had a reader email me about my blogs on buttons and the like. She said when she read them first she found them charming but on a second go-about thought ‘what’s that all about?’ and why not. Basically, I don’t mean it to be in any way profound (I’m not sure I have that in me, or, if I did once perhaps it’s used up now). I am not deliberately setting out to mystify, no, I am just fascinated by the little things we take for granted that most hold us and the whole show together, those simple and brilliant inventions like the zip, and where would we be without them, eh? I haven’t even mentioned velcro yet in my musings on the same, and there’ll probably be a lot of hue and cry over that as velcro somewhat divides people opinion-wise. Though I think it might be time now to go and look up the safety pin, as it’s a huge help to every day chez moi. I’ll report on my findings anon.
