Secondhand Singer

Methinks it is a token of healthy and gentle characteristics, when women of high thoughts and accomplishments love to sew; especially as they are never more at home with their own hearts than while so occupied. 

Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Marble Faun, 1859

Look what made its way to my house this past week! I can't even thread it yet... Yep, I've got a lot to learn.