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Well, there must be an echo, 'cause there's  a whole caveful of tee-hee's 
going
on here!
You two are SO not alone. 108 degrees here again today, so the last thing on 
my
mind is the eyebrows on my face. A bra? I have two matching chronic
itchy-scratchy spots - in constant need of attention - on the tops of my
shoulders from years of straps. And pantyhose became a thing of my past the
morning I got a pair almost all the way on and then discovered a spider in one
toe. Yuck. It was me or him.
On the serious side (if pantyhose have a serious side)...a couple of thoughts.
I've seen them used (by men, yet) for all kinds of things, even
straining/draining homemade cheese, etc., but it strikes me that they might 
be an
excellent component if anyone's doing old-fashioned braided rugs. Did I see 
this
done somewhere or? Seems they'd be pretty good in the tensile strength
department, despite their 'runability', and would dry pretty darned fast. A
viable idea?
About the jeans/grocery bags - I guess we've all seen purses/handbags made 
from
the tops of old jeans. I even remember having one once. I guess if the jeans 
were
cut just right, the legs could be formed into a flat bottom, and there's be 
the
advantage of having built-in places for wallet, cellphone, coupons, etc.? 
Another
posting just came in from (from? I can;t switch back and forth - bless AOL!)
whose daughter had concocted a really clever design that folds flat - neat!

Sandy

On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 15:42:10 -0400, "Lynn Wigglesworth" wrote:

> 
> Bev; Teehee...we ARE twins separated at birth. It never occured to me to
> worry about what it's like to wear makeup in the heat. I don't even wear a
> bra. I haven't warn pantyhose in 15 years. I wear mostly men's jeans (from
> Goodwill) because they are better made than women's jeans. And I can't
> even make grocery bags out of them because I wear them until they rot off.
> 
> I was recently reminded that if I ever expect to have a date before I die,
> I should start brushing my hair and getting the dirt off my face before I
> go into town. I say "here I am, men, take it or leave it!" (so far they
> are leaving it).
> 
> Lynn Wigglesworth
> Cowbridge Farm
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Viking" <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net>
> To: "Homestead List" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 2:24 PM
> Subject: [Homestead] Blurbs and other random thoughts
> 
> 
> > A couple of days ago, while watching the news, I saw a quip from Katie
> > Couric that got me to thinking...She was speaking in Houston, TX, I
> > believe-might have been DFW area, and the narrator of the piece remarked
> > about how hot it was in Texas, upper 80's with high humidity.  First,
> > that's not really that hot for Texas in the summer, but I suppose for
> > non-Southerners, it might be Hell. ;) Anyway, Couric said that 'she felt
> > the pain of the girls in the audience-how in the world do you manage
> > hair and makeup in this heat?' She got a rousing applause of
> > recognition.  It caught my attention because it was something that I
> > never even considered would be an issue for women since I don't use any
> > kind of hair products other than shampoo and I don't wear any makeup.  I
> > sweat-just like everyone else.  It gave me pause to think just how far,
> > mentally, I am from the rest of the population, that I don't even THINK
> > about such-had never even considered it.  It just seems like a shallow
> > thing from my perspective, but I suppose for some women who work in a
> > professional environment, it would be an issue.  But I thought, man,
> > Couric is beautiful and doesn't need makeup...why does she participate
> > in this ritual, consumerist mindset?  Doesn't she know that sweating is
> > good for your health and that all those products require petroleum to
> > make and animals to test them on?  Doesn't she know that a wet towel on
> > the neck is a cheap way to stay cool?  Conservation, it seems to me,
> > begins and ends with personal choices, and it may be something as simple
> > as not wearing makeup.  It also seems very interconnected, too, in that
> > a person who lobbies against the fur trade and for animal rights will
> > often wear makeup or use products tested on animals.  Now, please don't
> > get me wrong, I'm not against animal testing or petroleum use, I'm just
> > pointing out the irony of it all.
> > Couric probably drives a trendy hybrid car, yet still uses hairspray
> > from a can with petroleum derived propellants, or a pump spray from a
> > plastic bottle.  Plastics are made from petroleum, ya know.  I always
> > choose paper bags at the store, and one of the reasons I don't shop at
> > Walmart very often is because they don't have paper bags.  I hate those
> > plastic things.  It all comes down to simple, everyday choices.  One
> > day, I would like to sew my own bags and avoid the whole bag thing
> > altogether. I think I would use old jeans since denim is strong and old
> > jeans are pretty much in abundant supply around here. Maybe this winter,
> > I'll search for a pattern for a flat bottom grocery type bag with
> handles.
> >
> > Bev
> >
> > -- 
> > erthnsky AT bellsouth.net BevanRon of EarthNSky Farm NW Georgia USDA Zone 7
> > 34.498N 85.076W
> >
> >
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