'Twas on a Monday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-washing of her linen, O
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-washing of her linen, O
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Tuesday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-hanging out her linen, ODashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Wednesday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-starching of her linen, ODashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Thursday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-ironing her linen, ODashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Friday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-folding of her linen, ODashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Saturday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-airing of her linen, O
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
'Twas on a Sunday morning
When I beheld my darling
She looked so neat and charming
In every high degree
She looked so neat and nimble, O
A-wearing of her linen, ODashing away with the smoothing iron
Dashing away with the smoothing iron
She stole my heart away.
(NOT)
I hate the chore...loathe it...detest it!
the history of this wonderful household craft!
I had coffee with a lovely friend, recently
and she showed me her wonderful collection of...
antique irons!
A history lesson it was indeed!
Sad irons, flat irons, box irons...irons for lace...you name it she had it!
This would really make a wonderful classroom project!
You can read a little more about the history of smoothing irons, here:
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/antique-irons-smoothers-mangles.aspx
A lovely morning and a huge thank you to Barbara for educating me!
Meanwhile, just before I go...(to do the ironing)...
...that winner of my last giveaway..
http://salssnippets.blogspot.com/2010/10/nostalgic-mixdont-i-look-twitand.html
which I should have announced ...but forgot!
Into the hat went all the names ...and out came..
http://menopausalmusing.blogspot.com/
Well done to Cathy!!
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!
;-)