WHAT I TREASURE

My grey rug by Sophie Pirouet

We’d moved in together and now, with a bit of spare cash in our pockets, we’d started picking the items with which to furnish our first shared home. We settled on a cheap grey rug to cover the bare wooden floor to make our lounge a little bit cosier. I ordered it online and when it arrived, I hated it. The thick cable-knit cords of wool that made up the rug reminded me of lots of women’s plaits, cut off their heads and sewn together. It looked ugly and bulbous, not to mention that it reminded me that my own grey hairs were starting to proliferate and grow in earnest. It was too late to return it, so the rug stayed rolled up behind our sofa for months. I tried to…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2019

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