I’ll clear up this little mystery about the “red spoon” that is in
my jigsaw puzzle box. One of my readers even sent a photo with
one of *her* puzzle boxes with a red spoon in it–for luck! Cute.
I’m afraid the reason it’s there isn’t half as interesting as the guesses
some people had. But—as you know, I collect buttons. And when I
go to a flea market, or a show, and have to look/sort/hunt through
hundreds of buttons—I use a pen or something in my handbag to
move them around so I don’t have to get germs on my hands.
(Why not use rubber gloves? you ask, but this is MY story.)
And that seemed like a good idea for the 1000 pieces of jigsaw puzzle.
Not that there are germs—but the added advantage of not having to
handle all those cardboard-y pieces and get my hands dried out and
chapped when cold weather is coming on. I work with fabric a lot
and in the winter dryness is an issue. So with cardboard. OK, it
borders on paranoia–let’s call it foibles. More fun to say, too!
Well, I warned you that it wasn’t interesting. Let’s just say the reason is
because red is so cheery.
Now we can get on with the holidays without worrying about this mystery.
Mystery revealed!