Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #38 A Trip Along Memory Lane #1 Carpe Diem Special How happy! Bathing in the tub full to overflowing The above one line poem by Sumitaku Kenshin (1961-1987) really sent me down memory lane. Until I was a teenager my family lived on a farm. The year Sumitaku Kenshin was born, my family moved "in town". That move brought us into a new age, indoor plumbing. Until that time there was a galvanized tub for baths and a path for other bodily necessities. Baths were taken on the screened in back porch during the summer months. There would be 3 to 4 inches of water in the tub. Water drawn from the well just outside the house. Some of the water would be heated in the teakettle on the stove in the kitchen. Youngest child would bath first. Then up through the ages of the children. Daddy was always the last. In the same 3 to 4 inches of water. Once baths were done, the tub was overturned and the porch scrubbed. Cause water was is
Hari OM
ReplyDeleteoooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhh "purls of love".....!!! &*> YAM xx
That's what makes it! janice xx
DeleteThat is so sweet, 'purls of love' from nana - I had one of those blankets, as well as a patchwork quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteI cannot knit but my mother and mother in law both did. They made blankets for my grand children.
DeleteVery nostalgic haiku
ReplyDeleteSomething about knitting with wool seems very timeless. I have a friend that buys old wool sweaters, unwinds them and creates new garments.
DeleteHow lovely, brings back memories. Wonderful haiku.
ReplyDeleteGlad it evoked good memories!
DeleteGood memories in this one:)
ReplyDeleteHope it gave you a few memories.
DeleteGood memories in this one:)
ReplyDeleteAh does sweet memories ...
ReplyDeleteYes, sweet memories.
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