more trivia

It's been a while since my last blog and it is now nearly Christmas and I wonder where the year has gone. As I said earlier ( well I think I did!) this was not meant to be a chronological record of my life but rather a mixture of record, memories  and reminiscence.

So here is today's memory!

I have just stacked the dishwasher and washed by hand the pots. How easy it all seems; hot water on tap, place powder or tablet in the dishwasher; liquid detergent in a stainless steel sink. None of those things were available when I was young.

Instead of the liquid detergent we used a soap shaker which was a small wire box with hinged lid and a long wire handle. Into the box went bits of laundry soap. With the lid closed we then swished the gadget back and forth in the hot water ( either from a kettle on the stove or later from the electric jug) hoping to raise a few bubbles.

 (google images)

Next time your visiting a museum if you see a strange wire box with handle you can say "Gee my Mum/Grandma talked about using one of  those!