He idolised his Uncle James, did Little Jimmy. But how I wished he wouldn’t try to emulate the man. Ha, emulate. Whoever told Jimmy that a fisherman was a master knot-tier needed his gullet sliced.
It started the day Jimmy found some string. Off he went to the town library and borrowed a book and there he sat on the kitchen floor. Practicing.
He was a quick learner. If he’d have been a boy scout he’d have had his badge in no time. But did he have to string all the cupboard doors together? Did he have to tie all the door-handles in the hall? Shoes he tied too – annoying when you just wanted to slip them on quick.
In the end I found up a chunky length of rope and told him to practice elsewhere.
The farmer never forgave me.
crispina kemp 
OMG goodness 😱 the mind boggles 💜😀
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Well, you know why the bull has a ring through his nose! 😃
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eeeeeeek !
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🤪🤪🤪
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This is priceless, Crispina, and my husband, the angler, got a kick out of it!
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The few knots I know how to tie were learned from my brother when we went fishing together!
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Wonderful memories!
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That’s the great think about adding the years. So many wonderful memories to bring a smile, or a chuckle, or alas, a tear
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Love this! I can absolutely picture it happening!
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I’d intended it in poetic form. But it turned into prose instead. Gotta go with the muse!
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Haha! Great take Crispina
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Thank you, Sadje 🙏🥰
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You’re welcome ☺️
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💖
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So funny – love it and I chose the same photo too – it looks like he has a little face ….or is that just my brain!😅
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Didn’t see that. Thank you for showing me 😂
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😊
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🧐😃😘
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Oh what fun!
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Thank you, Chris. I do have a problem in being somber
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Loved your take, Crispina.
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Thank you, Indira. I was determined to use that knot photo. But then… what to write? 🥰🥰🥰
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