Cloth Napkins

One of the best things I have done was 

switch to Cloth Napkins.

The kids were easily using up 2-3 paper napkins at meals, 

although I have to admit I was too!

I found some cloth napkins at a thrift store for 50 cents each 

but when they rang up at the counter they were half off!!

I called the kids to breakfast yesterday and was greeted by this!

DOS' flowers she picked at her cousin's football game

 (DOS' chore at meal time is to set out the napkins)

It was such a beautiful site!

Enjoying the table set every day!

I try to make sure our meals together are not just a quick eat and go,

so we can actually savor the company and the food.

Bless us, O Lord, 

and these gifts, 

which we are about to receive 

from Thy bounty, 

through Christ our Lord. 

Amen

Linking here:

Clothesline Chore

Do you remember my clothesline?

The only thing it can actually hold are my dish towels.

Everyone was napping except UNO.
I asked him to please get the towels off the line.

Clothesline

I made one today with tree supports and rope. 

It's not very long.

It's not very sturdy.

But it works...

and I love it!!

 

A Clothesline Poem
A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep when clothes were hung to dry.
It also was a friendly link, for neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by to spend a night or two.
For then you’d see the “fancy” sheets and towels upon the line.
You’d see the “company tablecloth” with intricate design.
The line announced a baby’s birth, from folks who lived inside
As brand-new infant clothes were hung, so carefully with pride!
The ages of the children could so readily by known;
By watching how the sizes changed, you’d know how much they’d grown!
It also told when illness struck, as extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too haphazardly were strung.
It also said, “Gone on vacation now,” when lines hung limp and bare.
It told, “We’re back!” when full lines sagged with not an inch to spare!
New folks in town were scorned upon, if wash was dingy and gray,
As neighbors carefully raised their brows, and looked the other way…
But clotheslines now are of the past, for dryers make work much less.
Now what goes on inside a home is anybody’s guess!
I really miss that way of life - it was a friendly sign;
When neighbors knew each other best by what hung on the line.                ~Anonymous

 Happy Summer!!

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