WEDNESDAY'S ENTRY # TWO THOUSAND & THIRTY EIGHT

" Time is so precious-do not waste it."
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" Use it wisely - live for others. Dad."
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I am not going to mention very much about Tomatoes this morning. I done enough of that yesterday to do for a day or two. I am sure that some of you get tired of hearing about tomatoes so much, But what am I going to talk about, that's about the only thing that I know anything about and not very much about tomatoes. Someone help me out. DAD.
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BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHES LINES .
( All this below about washing clothes is from Sue. Thank you so much Sue.)
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Even if you are too young to remember....
I Had to send this because it actually was the way things were. Remember?
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You have to be a certain age to appreciate this. I can
Hear my mother now.... Come on Ray today is wash day, and I always helped her the whole day. I was the oldest one in the family.

THE BASIC RULES FOR CLOTHESLINES: (if you don't know
what clotheslines are, better skip this)
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1. You had to wash the clothes line before hanging any clothes -
walk the entire lengths of each line with a damp cloth around the lines.
2. You had to hang the clothes in a certain order, and
always hang "whites" with "whites," and hang them first.
3. You never hung a shirt by the shoulders - always by
the tail!. What would the neighbors think?
4. Wash day on a Monday! . .. . Never hang clothes on the
Weekend, or Sunday, for Heaven's sake!
5. Hang the sheets and towels on the outside lines so you
could hide your "unmentionables" in the middle (perverts &
Busybodies, y'know!)
6. It didn't matter if it was sub zero weather . . ....
Clothes would "freeze-dry.."
7. Always gather the clothes pins when taking down dry
clothes! Pins left on the lines were "tacky!"
8. If you were efficient, you would line the clothes up so that
each item did not need two clothes pins, but shared one of the
clothes pins with the next washed item..
9. Clothes off of the line before dinner time, neatly
folded in the clothes basket, and ready to be ironed.
10. IRONED?! Well, that's a whole other subject!
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This above brings back so many memories to me. It's because I have experienced everything mentioned above. My life has passed so fast and I do appreciate all that my Dad & mom done for me. You that are young today be good to your Dad & Mon because they will not be with you forever. DAD
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A Poem.
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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 table cloths"
With intricate designs.
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 be 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.

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Great Smoky Mountains Web Cam

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ARTIC WEB CAM

These two cams above are interesting, the one at the top shows us the Great Smoky Mountains.

The bottom one shows us the Artic in the north. By looking at these we can compare the weather, thats interesting and fun to do.

.Can anyone tell me where to go to get a smile started this morning. but why do I have to even ask, I have been there so many times and and there has always been a Big smile waiting on me, Now I am going to go to Sara's blog at Sara's Dog Training blog and I want you to watch what you see first with me, now are you smiling ? If you love Shelties like I do you would have to be. DAD.

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See what I told you, I did not mentioned tomatoes very much. Do you like that better ?. I am not really done but I had better stop. Please forgive me for so many ommisions but this is all that I could get in here today. Don.t forget my five web pages and my side panel.

If all is well I will see you in the morning with a smile and a cup of Starbucks coffee. Now we all need to be kind to others today, and give them a little smile today, it might be just what they need to help them up life's steep hill.

BYE BYE DAD.

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