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<\/a><\/p>\nHardware stores are the best places to browse.\u00a0 \u00a0Full of enigmatic and useful things, a shop like this that is crammed to the gills with stuff can never fail to inspire one.\u00a0 \u00a0Whatever one might need, perhaps a fresh coat of paint, repairing that thing that one has been ignoring, or just handling the various specialised tools; it leads to thoughts of what might be. (So get on with it!)<\/p>\n
This window had these lovely antique, hand cranked sewing machines as a backdrop to the standard sort of trendy clothing that the shop sells.\u00a0 I have been sewing for years (lots and lots of years) and yet I have no idea how to sew a straight line using just one hand while furiously cranking with the other.\u00a0 So bravo to those who originally used these machines.\u00a0 This display was the most interesting part of this shop.<\/p>\n Then there are the Christmas displays meant to fill one with the Christmas spirit (or at least the urge to spend money on one’s family and friends, if that is the same thing?).\u00a0 When I was a child, I remember making special trips to the shopping district just to see the windows.\u00a0 This store chose to use cartoon figures of Italian designers rather than the more traditional elves to flog their wares.\u00a0 If it wasn’t for the tinsel and party dresses I might not have known this was a Christmas display.<\/p>\n And of course what says Christmas more than rockets and little green men ( a very traditional look for aliens).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I love walking along the street and looking at the goods on display in shop windows.\u00a0 \u00a0What are they using to make one say “I must stop in and buy something”. Hardware stores are the best places to browse.\u00a0 \u00a0Full of enigmatic and useful things, a shop like this that is crammed to the gills … Continue reading Shop Windows<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n