tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post7628192550652410410..comments2024-03-27T00:43:28.975-05:00Comments on Mom's Scribbles: Thoughts at 3:45 AMVickihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-10906203385791294392014-03-06T20:31:36.278-06:002014-03-06T20:31:36.278-06:00CottonLady.....I've had heavy clothes get stuc...CottonLady.....I've had heavy clothes get stuck in the wringer on a washing machine, but I never saw one fly open like that. How painful that must have been for your poor Mom.<br />I sometimes wonder just what it is that triggers the memories of days gone by, especially when now and then I have a hard time remembering what I had for supper a couple of nights ago! I do find that the older I get, the more I tend to think about the past. Perhaps because even though those days required me to work harder, that world seemed so much less stressful than now.<br />My kids and some of my grandkids seem to like to read my posts, and I know they get a kick out of reading about what life was like "way back then!" So it is doubly fun for me to write about it.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-17836699605816838662014-03-06T19:34:18.214-06:002014-03-06T19:34:18.214-06:00Oh my goodness, Vicki, you did take me back in tim...Oh my goodness, Vicki, you did take me back in time!! I definitely remember both of those! We had a wringer washer until I was in high school, then one day, Mother was wringing my Dad's overalls and the wringer flew open and hit my mother in the face, breaking her jaw. Sears brought out an automatic washer the next week!! I remember hanging clothes on the lines..in winter, too. Iowa winters were probably just a shade less severe than Mn's!! Ah, the 'good ole days'!! I did all the sprinkling and ironing as soon as I was old enough. I did, and still do, like to iron...just do VERY little of it now. <br /><br />Thanks for the memories..blessingsCottonLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253761109385226538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-60998672031285137272014-03-06T05:41:18.884-06:002014-03-06T05:41:18.884-06:00Harry...I think that sprinkler bottle was pretty c...Harry...I think that sprinkler bottle was pretty common to most households. I remember that if I ever dared complain about ironing, I was reminded that at least I didn't have to heat a flat iron on a wood stove like Grandma did.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-41002854208780709872014-03-06T03:03:58.256-06:002014-03-06T03:03:58.256-06:00I remember the water bottle with the sprinkler on ...I remember the water bottle with the sprinkler on it.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-66332580249554307962014-03-05T18:14:43.831-06:002014-03-05T18:14:43.831-06:00Gorges...Both had their place and both worked well...Gorges...Both had their place and both worked well, although I'm grateful that laundry day isn't as much hard work as it once was. Mother always told me that hard work built character, and she was probably right. I'm always surprised at the things that are still rolling around in my memory! Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-69373465461364049582014-03-05T17:44:20.051-06:002014-03-05T17:44:20.051-06:00Believe it or not, I've used both of them!Believe it or not, I've used both of them!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-433035281499688352014-03-05T08:17:36.557-06:002014-03-05T08:17:36.557-06:00JMD...I think there are probably lots of us who di...JMD...I think there are probably lots of us who dislike ironing for that very reason! I never could understand why dish towels needed to be ironed, but in our house, they did. In my opinion, "perma-pressed" fabric was the single best invention of all time.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409645438732452330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6292915201767940326.post-34199751573158433872014-03-05T07:50:57.868-06:002014-03-05T07:50:57.868-06:00Boy that brought back a lot of memories. I was ta...Boy that brought back a lot of memories. I was tasked with ironing all that was not major important. Pillow cases, t-shirts, dish towels and my mother's bras! To this day I hate to iron and avoid it with a passion.<br /><br />Thank goodness for clothes that do not wrinkle into a knotted cluster.JMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03639819967286148205noreply@blogger.com