The Old Folks Home

[notabitail]

My mother made most of my church, school, and play clothes. She was a wonderful seamstress, and the clothes were nice, BUT she was color blind. We got into more arguments, because she simply couldn't distinguish, and coordinate colors. Dad didn't want to hurt her feelings, so unless her combinations were garish, he wouldn't get involved. She took it as a challenge for dominance if I even suggested a different color trim, or material pattern. A child had to know their place.

I was about 11, when one day mom, me, both of her sisters, and their daughters went to a fabric store. My cousins began picking out the trim for the outfits my Aunts were going to make for them. My mother was shocked, and mentioned to her sisters that as adults, they were to pick those items out. Children should never be in charge of things like that. They both looked at her with amazement, and let her know they were color blind. Their daughters were not color blind, therefore did a better job at picking trim colors. Mom blinked hard, and tried to hush them up about being color blind, like it was some dark secret to be kept hidden. They laughed at her, and carried on like it was nothing. It took awhile for it to sink in, but the next time we went to the fabric store, for the first time, she let me pick the trim for my outfits, BUT I was not to mention anything about her being color blind.

My sister makes her own clothes too. I think she even made my Mom a nightgown.

Thankfully nowadays we get to pick our own stuff out here.

 

[ronott1]

My Mom taught sewing as a 4-H leader. She made our shirts growing up.

I dreaded the trips to the fabric store though!

 

[sourland]

What do you find at the Amish market?

Bakery goods, meats, salads and seafood, fresh vegetables, pickles, eggs/milk, noodles and dried vegetables, even a sushi stand. The vegetables are provided by a Korean couple and are fresh/high quality.

My mother made most of my church, school, and play clothes.

I wonder if folks today differentiate their clothes by use? I have outdoor/work, casual, and dressy. The latter rarely get used.

 

[notabitail]

I wonder if folks today differentiate their clothes by use? I have outdoor/work, casual, and dressy. The latter rarely get used.

I only have normal clothes (multiples of the brown pants and polo shirts I like) and fancy clothes (for church on Sunday. I don't like using them that much. Especially the shoes. My feet are very used to sandals or barefeet).

 

[notabitail]

My Mom taught sewing as a 4-H leader. She made are shirts growing up.

I dreaded the trips to the fabric store though!

I can't remember exactly who it was, but one of the uncles, or my grandfather, when growing up, would be threatened with a trip to the fabric store if he misbehaved.

It sounds like pure torture.

 

[Sally PB]

I wonder if folks today differentiate their clothes by use? I have outdoor/work, casual, and dressy. The latter rarely get used.

I have:
Clothes to wear in the garden or the chicken coop, and
Clothes that I don't wear in the garden or the chicken coop.

For shoes, they are separated by season/purpose, but I have 2 pair of garden/chicken shoes that get used year round for chicken duties.

 

[ronott1]

I have:
Clothes to wear in the garden or the chicken coop, and
Clothes that I don't wear in the garden or the chicken coop.

For shoes, they are separated by season/purpose, but I have 2 pair of garden/chicken shoes that get used year round for chicken duties.

I have work shoes for outside. It is a pair of croks!

I do keep some scrubby clothes for working on cars though.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Made a apple, cream cheese pound cake after pizza today tonight.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Made an apple, cream cheese pound cake after pizza today tonight.

Sounds delicious!!!

 

[getaclue]

With all the wind we had today, it's blowing pollens that I'm allergic to. I have a bad allergy/sinus headache tonight. I took something for it, which is just starting to kick in.