kenuchelover Wrote:
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Your grandmother sounds like quite the lady. I wish there was some sort of system like this in the area. There are so many hungry kids out here that even the government programs aren't quite enough.

The Navajo are proud so often they will insist on paying something at yard sales. Sometimes, I think tourists out here are disappointed with the flea markets. There will be artisans here and there but the bulk of flea markets is like mini yard sales, trying to sell old clothes and other hand-me-down goods. It's a way to exchange items and still get something back. We make everything very affordable. Little girl dresses for $1, tshirts for a quarter and so on. I always say if they buy in bulk, I'll cut the prices even more. Usually, everything goes quickly and alot of families walk away with a huge bag of clothes for just a couple dollars, very happy about the good deal they got. We always stick out a box filled with action figures and etc for the kids being dragged along as well. Toys in this box are always "free" and each child can pick out two that they want. This box is always gives a smile of relief from even the most ragged and worn out mother.

> Sigh.... both my kids were born early &
> underwieght. Their Granny Re blankets kept them
> warm & safe, even in that dammed cold
> hospital! These (larger version, that is) are
> STILL their favorite blankets.

Awww, my daughter was delivered 3 weeks early. They are so small and fragile when they are born early. Glad they had nice warm blankets to keep them warm.


> I'm not sure I even know anybody (misc Kids aside)
> wearing a size 6.... hmmm, my grandma was 6' &
> in her prime could life a grown man. My wife is
> 5'10" & has shoulders as broad as mine (I'm
> 6', and NOT skinny or petite built, btw). Wonder
> if I dare ask her what size she wears.....

lol, before I ever had kids, I wore a size 2-4. What's funny is after the move, I discovered I still had some nice dresses in that size. Those actually sold in a garage sale--to a little 12 year girl!


> Foot fetishists, BLEH! (And then they look down
> on the olden times Chinese for foot binding....)

Exactly....


>
> Eh, once in a wgreat hile I've used acid (muriatic
> or nitric) for weed control (but that just
> IMPROVES my soil ph), normally I handpick, hoe, or
> burn.

That's not so bad and it does help with soil ph if higher acidity is needed. I was going to try to garden at this house but the previous tenants had spread down some very noxious chemical for weed control. We ended up having a dustbowl that killed anything planted in it for a yard...That kind of weed control is just so bad.

Stephanie




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