I was still at home in the midst of last-minute packing for this extended post-surgery stay in California when I made an unwelcome discovery.
It was a surprise to find that my weight loss over the previous two months has rendered by belt ineffective in holding up my pants! I guess that I’ve been compensating by constantly hitching my pants up to avoid losing them.
What to do? It was too late to buy another belt. If necessary, I was sure that I could make it to SF where the search for a new belt could begin.
But at some point I opened a drawer to grab a few pairs of socks.
Surprise! There was a mold-covered length of brown leather that I recognized as a well-worn belt I had “outgrown” quite a number of years ago. Exactly what I needed, a belt that previously fit a less robust Ian.
So I slowly wiped off the mold. Then I applied two different leather cleaner/conditioners found stuck away in a couple of those “toss everything in” drawers. Let the conditioner soak in, then polished a couple of times. The leather slowly began to recover from the years of neglect up on a high shelf in our closet where the mold had found it.
And, bingo! A belt that fits. A bit worse for wear, as I am, but rescued from somewhere deep in my past and ready to resume its duties!
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A belt that fits! Blessings in one form or another.
That is why we were taught never throw away Anything… You never know.
Exactly!!
Sorry you’re so slim. Some would give their eye teeth to weigh what they did in high school. What a relief you found your old belt, and you had great restoration project. Maybe, think about art while in recovery. Watercolor is easy and fun. There are some small kits, surely Meda can source one for you.
Braces may help as well. Best of luck Ian-
Great work at making it better! Please know I stand with your Prayer Warriors…Huaka?i me ka palekana!
Marvelous reconditioning to bring new life back to this sturdy belt! It’s a fine metaphor for how we can reinvent ourselves from decade to decade as we pass through various stages of our lives.
ahhhh , the old “belt in the back of the drawer + leather cleaner in the back of the ‘toss everything’ drawer trick”! Lucky you! However, we all want you to out-grow that old thing wikiwiki as soon as you’re on the mend, Ian. In the meantime, I’m glad you found a solution. All the best to you and Meda during this lull – you sure have some beautiful photos already!
A o ia! E malama pono e Ian
Dear Ian,
I’m happy to get you another belt, any time.
Sending my love,
Margaret
Leather is a wonderful fabric.
Isn’t it lovely to be able to use something that you have had for an age?
Nice belt! Good job.