Oh and that admonition from Mam of " Look after the corners and the rest will look after itself" when cleaning the living room. I thought if I heard that again I would scream! Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Probert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s > > Joe wrote: >> In family life, a lot has changed in sixty years. > > In 40 years too :-) > > One of my weekly tasks was the ironing. > > We were a family of 5 and *everything* had to be ironed to "finish" > them off - tea towels, vests, handkies, socks and undies as well as > everything that showed, even my brothers' school trousers > > I had to fold each sheet and place that on the ironing board and > iron on it, moving it frequently so that it was all done; ditto with > the table cloths. They would move and make ironing things like > shirts very difficult. And then a crease would appear several layers > down where I hadn't made it completely flat. > > I was even "allowed" to iron my father's shirts. I got them down to > a fine art: sleeves and cuffs first, then one side, the back and the > other side; finally the collar. My Girl Guide's Laundress Badge was > a doddle. > > Rosemary > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
My favourite expression (from the 60's and 70's) was: " The house is clean enough to be healthy, but dirty enough to be happy."Ours was never a house where you felt you had to be on your toes, but we were never embarrassed to invite people in. I am still like that now. My house may not be spotless and sterile, but visitors always feel comfortable and 'at home'. So, any of you who visit, don't expect me to be flicking a duster around, or hoovering the cat before you get there! Take us as you find us, or not at all. It may be untidy or a bit grubby, but never filthy; and always welcoming. Ian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, 19 May 2007 12.39PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s Oh and that admonition from Mam of " Look after the corners and the rest will look after itself" when cleaning the living room. I thought if I heard that again I would scream! Dorothy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rosemary Probert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s > > Joe wrote: >> In family life, a lot has changed in sixty years. > > In 40 years too :-) > > One of my weekly tasks was the ironing. > > We were a family of 5 and *everything* had to be ironed to "finish" > them off - tea towels, vests, handkies, socks and undies as well as > everything that showed, even my brothers' school trousers > > I had to fold each sheet and place that on the ironing board and > iron on it, moving it frequently so that it was all done; ditto with > the table cloths. They would move and make ironing things like > shirts very difficult. And then a crease would appear several layers > down where I hadn't made it completely flat. > > I was even "allowed" to iron my father's shirts. I got them down to > a fine art: sleeves and cuffs first, then one side, the back and the > other side; finally the collar. My Girl Guide's Laundress Badge was > a doddle. > > Rosemary > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ British History Online ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
While we were all helping Mother Clean the House 'she' was outside boiling the cloths in The Old Copper, ensuring enough detergent, and arsenal of chopped wood to keep the inferno , cloths to the boil. There is an art to a good fire. Topping up the Arsenal of Wood, was another duty, but watch your fingers. For the axe was sharp, ultra sharp. Rarely using kero, 'but' not petrol. There is also an art to chopping wood chips and wood for fires. As we al know ;;;;;By placing the axe on top of the Wood and hitting the wood with the axe some what imbedded , in it , and blowing or hitting on top of the Chopping Block, ensured a safer means than finger removal. There is always money to be made, in some ones laziness, 'but' washing machines have come of age. Stirring the cloths, picking them out , and drying them on the wire cloths line, and then proping them up to a height, which would most definitly ensure , that children or dogs , or any thing else , would not come in contact wih them, and ensure a breeze some where would visit. Like a ships sails opened only on a Sunday. It would be an effort to secure washing and to visit local prayer at the Church. Here,s to the Men and Woman of the Past, the future 'I' hope has a lot to offer. Cheers Brett [oz] Blue Gum and Iron Bark. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s > My favourite expression (from the 60's and 70's) was: " The house is clean > enough to be healthy, but dirty enough to be happy."Ours was never a house > where you felt you had to be on your toes, but we were never embarrassed > to invite people in. I am still like that now. My house may not be > spotless and sterile, but visitors always feel comfortable and 'at home'. > So, any of you who visit, don't expect me to be flicking a duster around, > or hoovering the cat before you get there! Take us as you find us, or not > at all. It may be untidy or a bit grubby, but never filthy; and always > welcoming. > > > Ian > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 19 May 2007 12.39PM > Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s > > > Oh and that admonition from Mam of " Look after the corners and the rest > will look after itself" when cleaning the living room. > I thought if I heard that again I would scream! > > Dorothy > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rosemary Probert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 9:58 AM > Subject: Re: [BAN] Memories of the 40s >> 60s > > >> >> Joe wrote: >>> In family life, a lot has changed in sixty years. >> >> In 40 years too :-) >> >> One of my weekly tasks was the ironing. >> >> We were a family of 5 and *everything* had to be ironed to "finish" >> them off - tea towels, vests, handkies, socks and undies as well as >> everything that showed, even my brothers' school trousers >> >> I had to fold each sheet and place that on the ironing board and >> iron on it, moving it frequently so that it was all done; ditto with >> the table cloths. They would move and make ironing things like >> shirts very difficult. And then a crease would appear several layers >> down where I hadn't made it completely flat. >> >> I was even "allowed" to iron my father's shirts. I got them down to >> a fine art: sleeves and cuffs first, then one side, the back and the >> other side; finally the collar. My Girl Guide's Laundress Badge was >> a doddle. >> >> Rosemary >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ >> British History Online >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ > British History Online > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >