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Rant: My grandma's pink watering can has a leaky legacy
So, I got this old watering can from my grandma. Turns out, she used it to collect bathwater for her plants during droughts in the 70s. The best part? She painted it bright pink so no one would mistake it for anything else. Now I use it for my own garden, and it still leaks from the same spot she never fixed.
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robin6826mo ago
That pink paint is such a specific choice. It feels like there's a story baked into refusing to fix that leak, too. Was it more about saving every drop back then, or did the leak itself become part of the can's job, a way to remember the struggle? Do you find yourself almost liking the flaw now because it connects you to her routine?
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parkernelson6mo ago
Wait, she used it to collect bathwater? In a drought I guess you use what you can... but still.
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