A woman after my own heart, sodding off the darning for a bit of a read.
A beautiful picture from The Mother’s Companion, 1891. I’m 40 and I bet she’s around that age too. Although with about 10 more children, I expect.
I feel like this should be my avatar for everything from now on.
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[…] On a completely different vibe, here’s my favourite photo from my blog so far. A woman letting the darning fend for itself while she loses herself in a book – from The Mother’s Companion, 1891. […]