Wartime Mission Benefits Fishermen

Many times as fishermen’s children we would loose our temper, trying to learn how to knit those twine heads for the lobster traps. It was not all fun and games as we thought it would be, but a lot of trying and teeth grinding in learning how to make those

troublesome holding knots. Father with his patience, would show us over and over the trick, to avoid those slipknots. At times we would end up in tears, and vow never to knit another trap head.

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