Noi has been steaming cakes over the last couple of days, and happened to remark somewhat affectionately this evening on how long she's had the Kenwood mixer she was using. She reckoned it's been employed by her for nigh on twenty years. This reminded me of a talk we'd had with Jeanette roughly a year ago, regarding a similar mixer Mum gave John and herself as a wedding present. I was thinking then of whether objects could acquire a kind of virtue in connection with their longevity and am now convinced they can, even if it's only in the eyes of their happy owners.
Ironically in a world in which mindless consumerism is so ruthlessly promoted I suppose there might be those who frown upon the usefulness and lack of unnecessary waste involved. Strange to think that taking care of things is a way of turning the world upside down.
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