With temperatures hovering near 80 degrees, it's definitely time to put away winter accessories -- the hats, the gloves, the scarves.
This beautiful scarf was crocheted by Mary Martinez, my Secret Santa in the San Antonio Crochet Guild. (I lived in Texas until 2017.) A lovely gift that got a lot of wear -- and compliments! -- this year. So colorful!
Putting away winter woolies reminds me of my mother and her faith in mothballs. Each fall when I was in elementary school, our wool clothes would come out of storage, reeking of naphthalene. Then my mother would hang the garments outside on the clothesline to "air out."
Did a whiff of mothballs follow me around the school playground? I'm not sure. But it's true that moths never made a meal of my sweaters and skirts.
Mothballs have fallen out of favor due to their toxicity. I think that as long as the stored woolen items are clean, moths won't nibble on them.
What do you think?
This beautiful scarf was crocheted by Mary Martinez, my Secret Santa in the San Antonio Crochet Guild. (I lived in Texas until 2017.) A lovely gift that got a lot of wear -- and compliments! -- this year. So colorful!
Putting away winter woolies reminds me of my mother and her faith in mothballs. Each fall when I was in elementary school, our wool clothes would come out of storage, reeking of naphthalene. Then my mother would hang the garments outside on the clothesline to "air out."
Did a whiff of mothballs follow me around the school playground? I'm not sure. But it's true that moths never made a meal of my sweaters and skirts.
Mothballs have fallen out of favor due to their toxicity. I think that as long as the stored woolen items are clean, moths won't nibble on them.
What do you think?
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