in days of yore....
....when "damn it" was considered unladylike and "bloody hell, not another one", was positively wicked, conversations were a little more like this.... Child: muuuum, there's a hole in my sock. Mum: wear a different pair. Child: there's holes in all of them. Mum: oh, DARN it!! Or so I'm led to believe... Then she did. Darn the socks. Do any of you remember darning socks? I used to, up until about 6-8 years ago, when I could no longer see well enough to darn black on black. I remember my mum darning socks and the elbows of jumpers (sweaters) and cardigans. I remember a friend's mum who did what she called preventive darning. This is when weak places on socks, like heels and balls of feet, were reinforced by darning before the holes actually appeared. When I darned my own kids socks, preventive darning is the one I did most. Especially on my husband's army socks. I remember when darning thinner, modern day socks, ...