February 28, 2010
for dalas. this is my grandma’s singer. it’s a “what if” machine for me. what if my great grandparents didn’t sell everything they had to buy this? what if my grandpa didn’t carried this on his back as he escaped from north korea on foot? what if my grandma didn’t learn to sew to feed the family of four during the war? what if my mom didn’t ask her mom if she can keep this? what if my mom didn’t think it was a good idea to ship an old, broken-down sewing machine to the state when we moved? what if i didn’t ask my mom where this came from? i don’t want to consider any of these possibilities.

for dalas.

this is my grandma’s singer. it’s a “what if” machine for me. what if my great grandparents didn’t sell everything they had to buy this? what if my grandpa didn’t carried this on his back as he escaped from north korea on foot? what if my grandma didn’t learn to sew to feed the family of four during the war? what if my mom didn’t ask her mom if she can keep this? what if my mom didn’t think it was a good idea to ship an old, broken-down sewing machine to the state when we moved? what if i didn’t ask my mom where this came from? i don’t want to consider any of these possibilities.