tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post999006429658647013..comments2024-03-26T11:02:23.494-07:00Comments on Library Matters: Poetry Friday May 31, 2019Cheriee Weichelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-27949076304532811442019-06-03T18:34:33.293-07:002019-06-03T18:34:33.293-07:00Wow, what an incredible tale, hope this one can fi...Wow, what an incredible tale, hope this one can find a home eventually, thanks Cheriee!Michelle Koganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575814872372518994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-88746559454783849972019-06-03T05:02:47.899-07:002019-06-03T05:02:47.899-07:00What a nightmare! Cleaning the nappies was bad eno...What a nightmare! Cleaning the nappies was bad enough, but then the story about Granny? Egads, it took my breath away, Cheriee.Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-74380496206738863652019-06-02T12:06:02.932-07:002019-06-02T12:06:02.932-07:00It's pretty hard to imagine doing this today. ...It's pretty hard to imagine doing this today. I used cloth diapers like these but had an automatic washing machine. Disposable diapers were only for travelling. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-46349718654490110232019-06-02T12:04:47.331-07:002019-06-02T12:04:47.331-07:00We are very privileged indeed in so many ways! We are very privileged indeed in so many ways! Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-21133793286991148562019-06-02T09:05:44.931-07:002019-06-02T09:05:44.931-07:00I think they were cotton flannel - that's what...I think they were cotton flannel - that's what I used on my sons. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-63658135128288504042019-06-02T04:11:04.235-07:002019-06-02T04:11:04.235-07:00A great, grim and disgusting story. I love it! Fla...A great, grim and disgusting story. I love it! Flannel, eh? Not cotton. Huh. I cannot imagine the smell and the hours and hours to get those nappies clean. Y U C K. It's amazing that your family kept going. Great poem this week. I'm looking forward to the next.Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-14425761732767756472019-06-01T13:48:33.345-07:002019-06-01T13:48:33.345-07:00Oh my word! So glad that had a happy ending. This ...Oh my word! So glad that had a happy ending. This is another reminder of how blessed we are and how easy our day to day chores are compared to back then and compared to even now in other parts of the world.Kimberly Hutmacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17481478199892532599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-26028151597524692032019-06-01T06:13:26.771-07:002019-06-01T06:13:26.771-07:00Oh MY, Cheriee! Thanks for sharing this. Mind-bogg...Oh MY, Cheriee! Thanks for sharing this. Mind-boggling. Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463332371535167975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-83366755917809750642019-05-31T21:57:06.669-07:002019-05-31T21:57:06.669-07:00So do I. They were the kind of women who just got ...So do I. They were the kind of women who just got what had to be done, done. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-56754837236209333902019-05-31T21:56:00.442-07:002019-05-31T21:56:00.442-07:00It was pretty darn exciting at the time. She was g...It was pretty darn exciting at the time. She was given hell for not just letting it go in the first place. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-76967687262162503692019-05-31T21:55:25.333-07:002019-05-31T21:55:25.333-07:00Thanks Mary Lee. I have ordered my copy! These wom...Thanks Mary Lee. I have ordered my copy! These women were and still are pretty special.Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-17002201751276537502019-05-31T21:52:50.139-07:002019-05-31T21:52:50.139-07:00I love your poem Linda. I at least remember using ...I love your poem Linda. I at least remember using a wringer washing machine, but we are very lucky to live the lives we do now. Cheriee Weichelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15662398117320256935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-48641861900869002402019-05-31T20:15:49.757-07:002019-05-31T20:15:49.757-07:00I can’t fathom cleaning diapers in that setting. ...I can’t fathom cleaning diapers in that setting. I bow down to these women.Jonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299647754479967070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-17282531114037424442019-05-31T13:26:33.292-07:002019-05-31T13:26:33.292-07:00Glad Granny was alright (and that she still had th...Glad Granny was alright (and that she still had the pail)! Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-34941292804626129072019-05-31T13:07:20.119-07:002019-05-31T13:07:20.119-07:00Holy cow. Diapers done by hand. Those women should...Holy cow. Diapers done by hand. Those women should be sainted!<br /><br />A clarification about THE CREATIVITY PROJECT -- it's not just poetry! There are prompts and responses to prompts that are short stories, comics, etc. It's a wild romp of creativity!!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599471237636371761.post-2186185899887909252019-05-31T12:19:10.337-07:002019-05-31T12:19:10.337-07:00Oh my goodness, I love the stories, Cheriee. Both ...Oh my goodness, I love the stories, Cheriee. Both my grandmothers used washboards until (I think) after WWII. I wrote this once when pondering their past grueling work: <br /><br />No Whining <br /><br />When my washer unbalances,<br />when the ice maker freezes up,<br />when the vacuum burns out,<br />and the toilet clogs,<br />I remember past stories<br />and shut myself up.<br />Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com