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Pillow Sham...
hehe, guess your Mom didn't iron either. :laugh:
My grandma never ironed either, and I noticed her ironing board has stuff piled on it, too. I know my Mom never irons, but she doesn't pile stuff on her ironing board, mainly because her cat uses the ironing board as a jungle gym, so she keeps it clear for her.
The stuff on my ironing board somehow manages to be too good to throw out, but not really good enough to keep. Weirdly enough, I don't recall ever really stacking anything on there, either. It's like a ....twilight zone ironing board or something.
I did notice my hubby decided to tie a grocery bag to it, and has been emptying the dryer lint trap there. I.....can't possibly fathom why one would save dryer lint, unless he's saving it up to throw out all at once. Or planning to knit some kind of dryer lint sweater. I decided I'd refrain from asking. :laugh: :laugh:
I'm surprised they don't have irons that will iron by themselves by now, like a roomba.
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hehe, guess your Mom didn't iron either. :laugh:
My grandma never ironed either, and I noticed her ironing board has stuff piled on it, too. I know my Mom never irons, but she doesn't pile stuff on her ironing board, mainly because her cat uses the ironing board as a jungle gym, so she keeps it clear for her.
The stuff on my ironing board somehow manages to be too good to throw out, but not really good enough to keep. Weirdly enough, I don't recall ever really stacking anything on there, either. It's like a ....twilight zone ironing board or something.
I did notice my hubby decided to tie a grocery bag to it, and has been emptying the dryer lint trap there. I.....can't possibly fathom why one would save dryer lint, unless he's saving it up to throw out all at once. Or planning to knit some kind of dryer lint sweater. I decided I'd refrain from asking. :laugh: :laugh:
I'm surprised they don't have irons that will iron by themselves by now, like a roomba.
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starch
Say, save that lint. Its good for starting fires. You ever use a fire place?
My grandmother mended clothes for a living, a dairy farm where they wore overalls.
I used to watch her sew, then iron then seams and finish.
Mother mostly ironed when making little dresses or something for us kids. Said it was cheaper to make then to buy.
Say, save that lint. Its good for starting fires. You ever use a fire place?
My grandmother mended clothes for a living, a dairy farm where they wore overalls.
I used to watch her sew, then iron then seams and finish.
Mother mostly ironed when making little dresses or something for us kids. Said it was cheaper to make then to buy.
tinted...
Oh, fantastic. I don't have a fireplace, but I'll give the bag of lint to my grandma, she has one.
I remember my relatives making clothes, too. They'd get patterns and make clothes. You don't see that as much anymore, at least not in my family. Maybe it's not as cheap to make clothes now as it once was.
Oh, fantastic. I don't have a fireplace, but I'll give the bag of lint to my grandma, she has one.
I remember my relatives making clothes, too. They'd get patterns and make clothes. You don't see that as much anymore, at least not in my family. Maybe it's not as cheap to make clothes now as it once was.
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Oh, we had that. It was Home Ec. I'm not sure what the ec stood for, economics, maybe. For half a year, the girls would take industrial arts, which was basically wood working, and the boys would take Home Ec. Then after Christmas break we would all switch. Home Ec and Industrial Arts would run for 3 class periods, so basically all afternoon. Industrial Arts was really cool, but I haaaaaaated home ec. It seemed like it took forever. I did terrible with sewing, and cooking.
Now, my husband went to a different school, and instead of switching mid-year, they could choose either industrial arts or home ec. And he chose Home Ec. because that's where all the girls were. (Smart man!) :laugh: :laugh:
Now he does most of the cooking and clothes mending needed, so that worked out well for later life. I'd love to say it worked out more fair, but I've done just about zero woodworking so far. :laugh:
Oh, we had that. It was Home Ec. I'm not sure what the ec stood for, economics, maybe. For half a year, the girls would take industrial arts, which was basically wood working, and the boys would take Home Ec. Then after Christmas break we would all switch. Home Ec and Industrial Arts would run for 3 class periods, so basically all afternoon. Industrial Arts was really cool, but I haaaaaaated home ec. It seemed like it took forever. I did terrible with sewing, and cooking.
Now, my husband went to a different school, and instead of switching mid-year, they could choose either industrial arts or home ec. And he chose Home Ec. because that's where all the girls were. (Smart man!) :laugh: :laugh:
Now he does most of the cooking and clothes mending needed, so that worked out well for later life. I'd love to say it worked out more fair, but I've done just about zero woodworking so far. :laugh:
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Going back that far and trying to remember, if it wasn't like yesterday I'm not that good but, I think
Home Ec was all year, part one was cooking, then second semester was sewing. Wood working was a guy thing, it lasted all year and have no idea how that was broke up.
Here, I do all the cooking. I love trying new recipes and baking home made sweets but, I think what I learned was actually more from my mother and grand mother then Home Ec.
Going back that far and trying to remember, if it wasn't like yesterday I'm not that good but, I think
Home Ec was all year, part one was cooking, then second semester was sewing. Wood working was a guy thing, it lasted all year and have no idea how that was broke up.
Here, I do all the cooking. I love trying new recipes and baking home made sweets but, I think what I learned was actually more from my mother and grand mother then Home Ec.
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I bet that's why you like cooking, you got to learn from your Mom and Grandma, it was probably one on one instead of someone trying to teach a group, like they do in home ec and it was probably fun to do.
It's funny, way back to my great-grandparents, I remember my great-grampa doing most of the cooking when he was home. Most of us girls didn't take much of an interest in it. My Mom never did, until one day she suddenly started cooking in a restaurant. Now she's a great cook. She always laughs and says cooking is great, as long as someone pays her to do it. :laugh:
I bet that's why you like cooking, you got to learn from your Mom and Grandma, it was probably one on one instead of someone trying to teach a group, like they do in home ec and it was probably fun to do.
It's funny, way back to my great-grandparents, I remember my great-grampa doing most of the cooking when he was home. Most of us girls didn't take much of an interest in it. My Mom never did, until one day she suddenly started cooking in a restaurant. Now she's a great cook. She always laughs and says cooking is great, as long as someone pays her to do it. :laugh:
designer
No one took your mother aside to work with her to show her how to cook the foods she liked best?
No offense to my Mom, cooking with my grandmother was more fun.
And it was one on one. Just seeing how these dishes were made and what they did to get that specific flavor.......the aroma's that went through the house is just the biggest memories.
The one thing to this day I still cannot re-produce is my grandmothers cabbage and corn bread. (I know, many would turn their noses up to that buts its a southern food) as a child I loved it.
No one took your mother aside to work with her to show her how to cook the foods she liked best?
No offense to my Mom, cooking with my grandmother was more fun.
And it was one on one. Just seeing how these dishes were made and what they did to get that specific flavor.......the aroma's that went through the house is just the biggest memories.
The one thing to this day I still cannot re-produce is my grandmothers cabbage and corn bread. (I know, many would turn their noses up to that buts its a southern food) as a child I loved it.
Chloé...
Probably not, or if they did she probably wasn't too interested. But she used to have some things she liked to make, like hodge podge, so she probably learned that from my grandma. Both make it every so often, and it is delicious.
I've never had cabbage and cornbread, but it doesn't sound so bad. I'd probably rather have that than corned beef and cabbage.
Grandma's are sometimes a bit more fun when they teach you things, they always seem to have so much patience.
Probably not, or if they did she probably wasn't too interested. But she used to have some things she liked to make, like hodge podge, so she probably learned that from my grandma. Both make it every so often, and it is delicious.
I've never had cabbage and cornbread, but it doesn't sound so bad. I'd probably rather have that than corned beef and cabbage.
Grandma's are sometimes a bit more fun when they teach you things, they always seem to have so much patience.
business partner...
Yes, I love deviled eggs. Though I bought some from a store once, and the yolk part was turned downwards, which I thought was odd, but thought no more of it. I got two packs, one was excellent, then when we opened the other one....green. The yolk parts were bright green, and it most definitely wasn't Saint Patrick's Day.
Yes, I love deviled eggs. Though I bought some from a store once, and the yolk part was turned downwards, which I thought was odd, but thought no more of it. I got two packs, one was excellent, then when we opened the other one....green. The yolk parts were bright green, and it most definitely wasn't Saint Patrick's Day.
