Because he was born in a remote Italian region, where 'new' stuff involved hitching up the pony and a long journey, my grandfather couldn't resist kicking through the ashes of any rubbish bonfire and collecting all the 'useful' nails and rusty screws. His typically agricultural repairs would be completed by the phrase "hey, issa better than i'was".
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This is all very interesting.
There is a resonance as I have a "things i can't make' collection.
Mostly rusty... -J
Because he was born in a remote Italian region, where 'new' stuff involved hitching up the pony and a long journey, my grandfather couldn't resist kicking through the ashes of any rubbish bonfire and collecting all the 'useful' nails and rusty screws.
His typically agricultural repairs would be completed by the phrase "hey, issa better than i'was".
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