A problem peculiar to serious Catholics ... what do you DO with old scapulars? When the strings tear apart and the images of our Lady start hanging -- you can't just throw them out, you have to burn them or bury them. I suspect most moms of large families have a little pile in the corner of their top bureau drawer of these little patches of cloth embroidered with Christ and Our Lady. Well, here's what I started doing with them: sewing them on the backs of my boys' overalls. This allows me to combine my hatred of name brand dressing ("What? You mean I pay you to advertise YOUR product?") with a desire for covert evangelism. See, the scapulars LOOK like those ubiquitous OshKosh tags at first glance -- but then you look again... Also, I don't mind having the Blessed Mother and our Lord watching my boys' backs in an extra special way. :) For non-Catholics: a scapular is two scraps of wool cloth with an image of the Blessed Mother on it worn front and back ove...
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I got to go to Liberty's once (or part of it, I think there are several buildings) and bought a nice piece of wool tartan in Royal Stewart. I never could bear to use it though! It was too nice. I think it's still in my sewing box. Liberty's is very Dickensian inside. Very dark wood interiors with giant tiered galleries and skylights.
Blessings,
Kristyn
LeeAnn - I just went to GoldenRabbit.com. Wow! So cool! I personally loved the bandanna and the brown splatterware (how cool is that?) Now I'll have something else to ebay for: thanks for passing on the link!
Oh, and thanks for sharing your Liberty story! I used to go to the boutique in Philadelphia, which my "Snow White" friend introduced me to. I never bought anything: just soaked it in. The store wasn't half as cool as the original in London though.
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