I find myself feeling overwhelmed with sentimental souvenirs from my many travels over the past 30 years. I can't seem to throw them away - it's as if I am throwing away the memories from that trip. For example, I have a black mask that I purchased in Venice, Italy in 1982 that I can't seem to let go of. I had a Swiss clock from Switzerland and a Norwegian hand knit sweater from Norway that I have also been lugging around since 1982. None of it goes with my décor these days and the sweater is small, itchy and has a hole in it. Those are my oldest souvenirs, I still have all of the mugs and trinkets from the other 30 trips since 1982.
So this past month, I changed my souvenir shopping to a whole new approach. I now only buy local foods (honey, coffee, chocolates....) to savor when I get home and YARN!
Yarn will last a life time - good quality yarn, anyway. This one, although very spendy ($40!) is from Wyoming. I'm not sure what hand pulled Bison is but I'm in love with the Bison here and had to have some of their fiber. It's local, supporting 2 small businesses - the indie fiber company and the local yarn shop where I purchased it.
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