#both wives were in my mom's sewing group

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I'm rather laughing my ass off inside right now. I just almost verbatim quoted Night Watch to my dad. Not all that funny by itself. But I was citing the difference between Seamstresses and Needlewomen on the Discworld. Because my mom is now a Needlewoman.

#it's sweet really #two of my neighbors have lost their wives to cancer in the last decade #that's half of my neighbors #both wives were in my mom's sewing group #one of the daves - the are both dave - asked my mom to repair some shirts for him #probably buttons and some light darning #it's adorable #it's also why the neighbors we know the least called to check in two years ago when we filed the papers for a medical hardship house #the notices get sent out to everyone in the area #once they knew my mom was actually okay they mostly just wanted to know how to get an extra house #it was was 2020; we all wanted extra quarantine houses #and the annex worked perfectly when my parents got covid #they stayed in their house and stayed in mine #they were 500 feet away if something went wrong #i could check on them and leave food/meds on the doorstep #but could also go to work and live my life