Sew there! Or here. Or anywhere, really.

"So What?" you say. And we say "Exactly!" And then you realize that we meant Sew instead of So and we were talking about making a little knit plushie of Scottish inventor James Watt instead of using an interrogative to begin a conversation.

And then you say "70 watts" meaning the motor pressure in the engine of this Sunbeam Domestic Sewing Machine and we say "70 Watts?" meaning we think you're talking about the Descendants of James Watt Reunion (held annually on the beaches of Scotland (weather permitting)) and we say "Watts happening!" meaning that it is a happening attended by Watts but you think we're talking about that old classic TV series and you say "Rerun?" meaning the main character and we say "No, this is all-new!" meaning the writeup and by then we're both so totally confused that we just agree to shake hands and go our separate ways.

But, before we go, we use the Sunbeam Domestic Sewing Machine to make matching headbands! So, wherever we go, we'll always be together in a way. Ah, friendship.

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