Lucy
Abel and Clara's Patchwork Blanket
Lucy Abel was thrilled when the news came
from Canada. Her great great granddaughter Kim was expecting a baby.
And, when babies arrive, presents are needed. And, Lucy Abel started
to think. And, the idea she came up with
was square and very unusual. And, that was quite fitting. Kim's
little family in Canada is unusual, too.
Kim,
the mother to be, is Canadian and her husband Gregor is Austrian.
And, both have relatives all over the world. There are parents and
family in Austria and Canada, aunts and uncles in New Zealand,
cousins in New York, and, even a cousin in China. And, Lucy Abel's
idea was as simple as it was brilliant. A family present - a family
patchwork blanket. And so, the call for patches went out to the
world.
And,
the response was 100%, and soon the patches started
arriving in Canada. All Kim had to do was sew them
together. And, this was exciting. A present in instalments
and coming from all over the world. And, when little Clara was born
the blanket was ready and waiting! And, Kim and her husband and
everyone else were delighted. But, this was just the
beginning.
Lucy
Abel's idea had an another dimension as well. It had time. The
first squares that everyone made were smaller than normal, and the
blanket was just big enough for a cot.
But, this blanket had promise and was set to grow with
the years.
Everyone
had promised a new square every year for the next 20 years. Meaning,
the blanket will grow at the same speed as Clara. But, of course,
there's another side, too. This unique patchwork blanket is set to
become a reminder of the people who made it. They will always be
present. And, all because Lucy Abel sat down and had
an idea that was different that went round the world and finished in
Canada. And, now people will not only be knitting for
the next 20 years, but
also keeping in touch.
And, that's a very unusual thing.
Babies
bring pleasure. This we all know. But, with a little help from a dear
old great great grandmother in Vienna, little Clara brought more.
And, that was the nicest of all. And, who knows, this idea might work
for you, too. All that is needed are friends. The rest will come
on its own. A blanket for life! And, what could be better?
Vocabulary
-
came
up (come up/came up/come up) – Idea
einfallen
- ötlet
cot
– Krippe -
bölcsö
delighted
– begeistert
- lelkes
demand
(demand/demanded/demanded) – verlangt
- elvarni
fitting
– passend –
passzol
instalments
– Fortsetzungen -
folytatas
just
– gerade –
eppen most
keeping
in touch – in Verbinden
bleiben
– kapcsolatban maradni
knitting
– strichen -
kötni
response
– Reaktion
- valasz
set
– bestimmt
- meghatarozott
sew
(sew/sewed/sewn) – annähen
- varrni
thrilled
(thrill/thrilled/thrilled) – entzückt
– elragadtatott/elvarazsolt
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