May CupboardScape

Hope everyone is doing well.

I have come to the conclusion that we

here in Michigan we are having a true Spring.

Something we have not been use to for many years.

Therefore we are complaining it is too cold,

rainy and warm and then repeat.

We have been spoiled with warm weather

these past years...which is not really Spring.

I had this same conversation with one of my neighbors,

and she agreed with me. 

 

Spring spending time on my grandparents farms,

meant Spring cleaning.

Both my gramma's would get out the

lye soap for scrubbing.

{pictured here is some faux violets that I made}

Since they are blooming currently...

decided to add them inside the apothecary jar

with some lye soap.  

Gramma H would get out her Argo and starch

her clothes after washing.

Gramma B used P & G Soap.

Both used Ivory soap as well.

Lye soap was a necessity.

Pioneer woman used mangles for scrubbing.

My grammas had their wringer washing machines.

However both grammas would 

beat their pillows outside.

Gramma B would also use her washing dolly.

This is not hers, but I bought one.

You would place this wooden dolly

inside a bucket and twist in the soapy water.

I actually did like beating the rugs with

a rug beater.

Both gramma's would hang their rugs

over a clothesline and I would 

beat the dust out of them.

This rag rug actually was my gramma B's.

I remember tearing strips of cloth

and putting the colors in different piles.

Then my gramma would take the rags

to a house which a lady would make 

the rugs for her and in turn gramma

would sew or mend clothes for her.

It was their barter system.

In other news,

my brother and I went back to my mom's house

Monday morning.

Grabbed more things we wanted to bring back.

Then we went to visit my mom.

She had not eaten any of her lunch

when we arrived.

She lied and told us she did...so we made her eat.

She then ate everything except her hamburger.

She needs to eat more protein...but she wont listen.

My sister calls her while we were still there.

She tells my sister she had tuna for lunch.

I texted my sister and told her what she really ate.

Today I have to take her to 2 doctor appts,

then taking her to lunch and then taking her

to her ice cream float social.

I will be bringing a gallon of vanilla ice cream.

I know my mom will have one of those...

she wont say no to sweets.

Tomorrow Bob and I will be going to 

the rock quarry near us.

I want to create a new flower bed with

rocks around it.

We also have to get a few flowers for the house,

and need to get flowers for the flower pots

we have at the entrance to our store.

No rain in the forecast now so we will finally

have some nice weather 

to get out and clean flowers beds...

not today though.

Hope everyone is having a great week thus far.

End Of May Blessings To All!

Janice