Thrift: make do and mend

Today, sneezing non stop. Runny nose and eyes. Less pressure in my head but still feel hazy.

Posting photos of a forgotten post. I have been doing a lot of mending and sewing in the past months since end of last year--preloved/second-hand uniforms, beautiful thrifted clothes too good to discard. (The first photo for instance is a gorgeous Country Road blue linen shirt with a small tear, top quality worth salvaging.)

Today, I pause and think --with deep gratitude-- of the people with whom I share the reuse-and-recycle sensibility (and they think of my family when doing so).  Since the weekend, I received bags, sacks in fact, of winter clothes for my little one, school uniforms for my older boys, and even winter wear for our houseguest's family who will be settling in, straight into a Sydney winter.

Do people realize how many more they actually help and touch, beyond my circle, with their generosity?

(Photo below, the little one makes do by crafting his own amusement/game simply out of scratch paper, scissors and creativity.)