tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post4403865098926904514..comments2024-03-28T05:38:10.560-07:00Comments on Little Grey Bungalow: Workbasket Magazine - March 1946Shayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-57306087047098424542017-08-31T11:13:21.460-07:002017-08-31T11:13:21.460-07:00My mother had a wooden and a china egg in her mend...My mother had a wooden and a china egg in her mending basket. She was a farm girl, and it suddenly occurs to me that the china one may have been a nest egg.<br /><br />I am not going to rush out and buy one for the experiment, but I wonder if the suction from water trying to escape down the drain would hold the tennis ball in place.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-56581513603617040562017-08-30T23:28:44.028-07:002017-08-30T23:28:44.028-07:00My ancient darning eggs are wood; I think they'...My ancient darning eggs are wood; I think they'd float. I learn something every day: who knew about china nest eggs? Tennis balls? One with a hole in it to keep it down? I kept wondering why someone didn't just put a coat or three of varnish or roofing tar on the underside of the cloth to keep it waterproof, or even linseed oil if you could stand the stink, or maybe cut up rubber undertube from an old tire to make a flat plug.Bunnykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09884512446294782011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-79948350119263457722017-08-30T13:43:23.788-07:002017-08-30T13:43:23.788-07:00I wonder if a darning egg would work as well -- I ...I wonder if a darning egg would work as well -- I remember back in the bad old days (pre-collapse), travelers to the Soviet Union were advised to pack a tennis ball because Russian sinks and bathtubs rarely had drainplugs.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-64727665140051406562017-08-30T13:26:32.286-07:002017-08-30T13:26:32.286-07:00Regarding the post about trying to stop the sink w...Regarding the post about trying to stop the sink with a rolled up towel My grandparents had a farm, and we used a nest egg. The "china" ones don't float, and because they taper, they will fit any drain.Lady Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608765381189723792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-38371071743530655502017-08-30T06:16:49.918-07:002017-08-30T06:16:49.918-07:00Can Patricia post pictures of how she is going on ...Can Patricia post pictures of how she is going on this doiley? And how much drinking is involved?Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-3584993350504151512017-08-29T14:13:35.119-07:002017-08-29T14:13:35.119-07:00You masochist!
You masochist!<br />Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-72297841913764772272017-08-29T14:08:38.957-07:002017-08-29T14:08:38.957-07:00I just found my next project. :)I just found my next project. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391232002466636980noreply@blogger.com