A reader named Pomeroy writes: “Dear Marigold, I bought a Pocket Pigeon from you in April. It was plump. Now it is, if I may say, rather slender. Is this normal?” It is a good question, Pomeroy, and I am glad you asked. All wool shrinks a little with handling, and a pigeon, in particular, loses a bit of its bulk in the first few months.
It is also possible, and I say this only to be honest, that the pigeon has been loved a great deal. Love can be hard on a stitch. If you would like to send it back, I will happily work on it, and return it fuller. I will need a few days, a quiet room, and a certain amount of privacy. Please do not ask me what happens in the back. It is, mostly, tea.
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