Inge Leonora-den Ouden

Hi Bogdan and family (incl. dog).
I found you here through the Daily-ish. It was an interesting read, to read all your posts. I understand you are in a difficult situation there in Ukraine. Good to see how resilient you are.
Hope and pray for the best.

Kim Wills wrote:

Matthew Nistico wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Added note: for gardening work I like 'coveralls', the kind of suit that covers all my other clothes. It has several advantages (keeps clothes clean, can be worn over as much or as little clothes as needed in every season).

I was surprised to read a couple women in this thread decrying that their coveralls don't fit them well.  A lot of women wear coveralls; there must be companies selling them in women's sizes, no?

Maybe it's a matter of body shapes, ie: curves? I'm a "pear shape" which is a nice phrase that means big hips & rear-end. In order to fit my hips without being too tight, I'd need a large size, so for example if I bought something called XL then the hips might fit but the waist and top might be too large & floppy. And/or they might be too long.
Then there's the issue of any jumpsuit-type thing and peeing. You have to pull the whole thing down, which is awkward and annoying. Footsie pajamas seem like fun but not in the middle of the night when it's cold and you have to be almost naked just to pee.

Yes, overalls or jumpsuits and peeing, that's the big problem! Of course there is the thing we (women) can use to 'pee like a man', but I don't like that. So indeed, the whole thing must be pulled down.

Whatever shape your body is, making your own fitting pattern and sewing your own overalls (or other garment) is the best solution. It's a skill you can learn.

Matt McSpadden wrote:Would you rather only be able to plant things in straight lines or never be able to plant things in straight lines?

If you like the "Would You Rather" game, check out this index of other questions. https://permies.com/t/238000/Permaculture-Edition

I do both. Some kinds of plants (vegetables) I like in straight lines, others I like more in wavy lines and others without any lines. But in every case I plant different kinds of plants in one bed (polyculture).

Thank you for putting this subject in the Daily-ish! It gave me the nudge to finally do the cleaning of the inside of the oven. Using only baking soda and vinegar, and a lot of elbow grease.   (-:

Matthew Nistico wrote:

Inge Leonora-den Ouden wrote:Added note: for gardening work I like 'coveralls', the kind of suit that covers all my other clothes. It has several advantages (keeps clothes clean, can be worn over as much or as little clothes as needed in every season).

I was surprised to read a couple women in this thread decrying that their coveralls don't fit them well.  A lot of women wear coveralls; there must be companies selling them in women's sizes, no?

I think they are sold in women's sizes too. But I made my own.

Added note: for gardening work I like 'coveralls', the kind of suit that covers all my other clothes. It has several advantages (keeps clothes clean, can be worn over as much or as little clothes as needed in every season).

I am a woman, so I have a waist. I like to wear trousers (pants) that have an elastic waist-band or a drawstring there where my waist is. And I like those trousers to be not too tight fitting, so even when I bend down, the waist-band stays at my waist.

Nancy Reading wrote:

Samantha Lewis wrote:Now I am spinning the yarn from my own sheep too.  I think this a great way to create long lasting garments.  

I make cotton and linen stuff too.  It does not have to be all wool.   Everything seems to last longer if it is homemade

Do you think the fibres are better when handspun (longer or otherwise superior) or that the machine made yarn is damaged in some way? Handspun and handmade is obviously more precious, but I'd have thought that inconsistencies would be detremental to longevity not ending up superior.

I think the handspun is better because of some reasons:
Handspinners use the best quality fibers, they don't want to waste their time on low quality fibers.
Handspinners prepare the fibers in the best way. Machines do it fast, but often that isn't the best way.
Handspinners are aware of the end-product they want to make. They have different ways of spinning, depending on what they're spinning the yarn for: a warm sweater, hard-wearing socks or maybe a woven shawl ...

Of course this is not always the case. But I think of experienced spinnners.

This is great news! A whole family will be added to the Wheaton Labs Community!
I hope you'll keep us updated here.

There's another thread about houseplants (more on the subject of plants that are easy to keep alive). So I do have some photos I can share here too ...

a 'plant corner'

some (easy) plants on the window sil and my avocado tree grown from seed.