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I am so not a Fashionista!




Ok -- so fashion may not be my strong suit. Well -- at least, not April through October.

Early spring is the worst! I swear I roll around in the mud! But I have yet to figure out a better way to plant plugs than on my hands and knees.

Therefore ...... my jeans always look like that! Shout, Shout Stick, and a soaking in Biz.... then an extra-heavy duty wash in hot water with an extra rinse. Then .... I have clean dirt rubbed into my jeans!!

Some people have asked why I don't wear shorts when I am planting in the garden. 1) It is still cold -- today I am lucky ... I don't have long underwear on. 2) When I was a child, my mother would scrub my dirty knees with Comet.

Yea ... I do still have nightmares over that one! How did you know?????

But back to the fashion show..................


I do have hand-knit socks made out of hand-spun wool on!! I get points for that one, don't I??

I thought so.
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Barb said…
I was out weeding today, on my hands and knees, in the soft, sandy dirt in my black stretchy pants, my old, ratty sweat shirt and my bendy Amish straw hat. I had dirt on my face and in my hair from pulling weeds that flung dirt back at me. A lady from my fiber guild decides to stop by since she was in the neighborhood dropping off a fleece at the fiber mill. I kicked off my boots, brushed off as much dirt as I could from my knees, butt and hair and asked if she wanted some tea. She was "dressed down" in a clean white v-neck shirt and jeans the likes of which haven't seen a home here in a long while....sigh. We had some really good tea (English Westminter black and Pineapple Mango black) and a good conversation. Why doesn't anyone ever stop when my house or my person is clean? What I am trying to say is that I totally relate to your knees! Kindred Spirits, me thinks.
May 15, 2010 at 5:33 PM
Ruth Trowbridge said…
You are beautiful! Peace

ps excellent writing by Barb here, i am a dirty girl too to my proper mother's chagrin !
May 15, 2010 at 6:54 PM
Unknown said…
Big, big points for those socks!
May 15, 2010 at 7:49 PM
BlueGate said…
All hail the dirty knees and double hail the hand-knit socks! Can I suggest good tile-layers knee pads? They're most helpful, and you get the extra bonus of using them as a soil scoop as you shuffle forward on them : )
May 15, 2010 at 9:38 PM
Miss Effie said…
Jill --I do have knee pads. 2 prs in fact. Cheap gardener-type ones ... I can find those but they are AWFUL! And good rug-man-type..... which are buried in the garage... somewhere.

I'll be glad when the new vuilding gets started, completed so we can un-box everything we packed away!

I think I am down to about 1500 plants to go ... I'll survive.
May 16, 2010 at 7:36 AM
Hickchick said…
practical gardening question? How to prevent or failing that, clean the dirt ground into hands. I HATE gloves. But when Monday comes around I need to look scrubbed pink again. Is there a hand cream to put on before hand? I will need to find gloves I can live with -or continue to use a scrub brush and bleach every Sunday night :)
PS your socks rock!
May 16, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Leigh said…
Hi. Someone recommended your blog to me and I've been visiting for a short while. I can't remember if I've commented yet or not(!) Anyway, you look perfectly dressed to me! Of course my garden jeans look just like that, and I love my handknit socks. And those are my kind of shoes!
May 17, 2010 at 6:43 AM
Ginny said…
Miss Effie, My feet use to get scrubed with Comet, still remember those nights!!
May 17, 2010 at 9:13 AM
Anonymous said…
Hey Kathy, Randy gave me some knee pads with handles to push yourself up with your arms. Knees don't get dirty and arm exercise! I didn't have Corbin today, his other grandparents wanted him so I did a lot of yardwork! Will have you over soon!! Pam
May 25, 2010 at 12:13 AM
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