Tie One On ; Aprons Coming Back As Women Wrap Themselves in Nostalgia
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL › March 08, 2007
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Lifting her apron skirt, she could cradle cold and wet baby chicks, a weak kitten, a handful of smooth tomatoes, fresh eggs or a pocketful of peas.
She could use it to shoo flies clinging to a screen, signal a farmer for dinner or dry the salty tears of a child.See the full content of this document
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Tie One On ; Aprons Coming Back As Women Wrap Themselves in Nostalgia
Sometimes she'd use her apron to wipe away a bead of sweat, ward off a chill or catch her own tears as she waved goodbye to a husband or son going off to war.
Maybe we shouldn't have given up our aprons, a symbol of warmth and security that tied us, ever so neatly, to our past.The sturdy material came in han...See the full content of this document
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