<![CDATA[I came away from the yarn sale with a cone of pale peach merino for knitting more baby things, and a cone of black possum/merino/cotton to contribute to the furnishing of my mourning wardrobe.]]>I came away from the yarn sale with a cone of pale peach merino for knitting more baby things, and a cone of black possum/merino/cotton to contribute to the furnishing of my mourning wardrobe.

Someone today said I was brave for preparing a mourning wardrobe. It doesn't feel brave to me. It feels like current me doing what I can to cushion future me in the inevitable hard time(s) to come.

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/topic/af96b64f-b776-4139-b9da-16e3b081d3cc/i-came-away-from-the-yarn-sale-with-a-cone-of-pale-peach-merino-for-knitting-more-baby-things-and-a-cone-of-black-possum-merino-cotton-to-contribute-to-the-furnishing-of-my-mourning-wardrobe.RSS for NodeMon, 09 Nov 2026 13:54:24 GMTThu, 13 Nov 2025 06:56:03 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I came away from the yarn sale with a cone of pale peach merino for knitting more baby things, and a cone of black possum/merino/cotton to contribute to the furnishing of my mourning wardrobe. on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:56:22 GMT]]>@DMakarios @drwalters thanks for the explanation!]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-1669-161b-c648-408346524076https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://social.gl-como.it/objects/3e3ce0df-1669-161b-c648-408346524076Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:56:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I came away from the yarn sale with a cone of pale peach merino for knitting more baby things, and a cone of black possum/merino/cotton to contribute to the furnishing of my mourning wardrobe. on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:24:52 GMT]]>@drwalters I've written a fuller explanation of the idea here: https://deborah.makarios.nz/2025/03/01/in-praise-of-old-custom-mourning-clothes/

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://theres.life/users/DMakarios/statuses/115541193056972611https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://theres.life/users/DMakarios/statuses/115541193056972611Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I came away from the yarn sale with a cone of pale peach merino for knitting more baby things, and a cone of black possum/merino/cotton to contribute to the furnishing of my mourning wardrobe. on Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:16:46 GMT]]>@DMakarios I’ve not heard of a mourning wardrobe! Care to explain, as I’m curious…?

]]>https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/drwalters/statuses/115541161156566606https://bbs.spacc.eu.org/new/post/https://mastodon.nz/users/drwalters/statuses/115541161156566606Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:16:46 GMT