Advent Calendar 5.


A baseball.  I can't think of a more American symbol.  If there were a board game where the players were countries, and you needed a piece to represent each, ours would be a baseball.  (Except that it rolls, and pieces need a flat side to stay put.)

Stitched cowhide, with printing to tell its pedigree, rests perfectly in your hand, weighted and built to be thrown.

Each one is hand made.  Last I saw, in Costa Rica,  in conditions that are pretty tough.

Red waxed thread, white hide, blue printing.  We should change "American as apple pie" to "American as a baseball".