an old...

...thimble

for tinytuesday

but not just any ‘old’ - this is a porcelain thimble - with a hand painted flower - on it and back in the day - or at the turn of the eighteenth century - porcelain thimbles were really - designed more with sentimentality - in mind and the thought of romance - for young lovers - as a gift from the gentleman - to the young lady than with the idea - of usefulness, for truly - the wearing of a porcelain - thimble would be rather awkward - when sewing

in today’s market - to find a thimble of this - caliber with no flaws - would likely fetch a - pretty penny at auction however - i simply find it a blessing - to say it is part of my - collection of nearly a hundred - very diverse thimbles which - i have gathered over the - years or received as gifts - all of which continually lead to...

a

happy day.....