Hi again cuz Judi; I know you are snickering over the word 'betwixt' I used. It was a common word back then; used often. We now say ',between' grin. More about our clothes: We boys wore overalls.When a tear happened, it was fixed on the old treadle sewing machine. Cloth could be bought for the girls to have their dresses made on the sewing machine.Cloth was cheap @ .50 a yard. That old Singer machine kept us in clothes. We saved rainwater for laundry days, in barrels under the roof eaves. It was 'soft' and best for clothes. The irons were called 'sad irons'.Small wonder, as the irons had to be heated over a fire before used, <grin>. Shelby ps: I sometimes use those old words, and the younger set roll their eyes. < smile> ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Shelby, you sure bring back the memories. Yes the boys did wear overalls and most of my clothes were hand me downs or I wore a lot of dresses and skirts made out of feed sacks. Thanks Keep the stories coming. Beulah McLemore Keeping in Touch Keeps Friendship Growing -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2007 4:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Logan County Stories re Shelby Hi again cuz Judi; I know you are snickering over the word 'betwixt' I used. It was a common word back then; used often. We now say ',between' grin. More about our clothes: We boys wore overalls.When a tear happened, it was fixed on the old treadle sewing machine. Cloth could be bought for the girls to have their dresses made on the sewing machine.Cloth was cheap @ .50 a yard. That old Singer machine kept us in clothes. We saved rainwater for laundry days, in barrels under the roof eaves. It was 'soft' and best for clothes. The irons were called 'sad irons'.Small wonder, as the irons had to be heated over a fire before used, <grin>. Shelby ps: I sometimes use those old words, and the younger set roll their eyes. < smile> ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------- 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