Over the years I have decluttered and decluttered and
disposed of endless items, and some of them are a bit like boomerangs and make
their way back to me again!
I seldom regret what goes out the door, and most of them I
never think of again, but just occasionally I do miss an item and when I find
it again I am powerless to resist adding it back into my collection of stuff.
However, sometimes unexpected items also make their way back
to me. A family member recently moved
house and came across a book that had belonged to me as a young child. Did I want it back again?
I was thrilled. I had
almost forgotten I had owned the book, but still remembered the story and have
enjoyed going through it again.
The book was called Two From A Teapot, published in the
mid-1950s, and is the story of Tabitha Tabbitail (a kitty) and how two little
mice, who lived in a teapot, cared for her when she was ill during one winter.
It is a charming tale and is illustrated with some
delightful drawings and pictures.
Sounds delightful. Lovely to get it back.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful return - it sounds a sweet story, and as you say, so beautifully illustrated. I am still on the decluttering stage, having moved and found that I have more stuff than space... even had to 'borrow' some of my daughter's china cabinet space :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings
Maxine
That's not stuff, that's a treasure.
ReplyDeleteThat is a treasure, Margaret!
ReplyDeleteSometimes you just have to have treasures like that. I will sometimes buy and old book or magazine and Barb will look at me like I am nuts. But sometimes, something touches you and you just have to have it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely little picture book, and made especially special because you remember it from your childhood.
ReplyDeleteSo similar to Beatrix Potter although her cat was called Tabitha Twitchit. I looked up the author and he was English too and wrote lost of childrens books about animals just like BP
ReplyDeleteWhat a delightful book that seems like it could have been written by Beatrix Potter!!
ReplyDeleteHow lucky to find the book. I have bee searching for years for a book I enjoyed as a child. It turned up once on an online second hand book shop. They wanted 200poundz. No!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your find