tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534579378723575886.post7759747457881220665..comments2019-04-22T09:34:26.625-06:00Comments on The Museum at Cut Knife: Sally Sad Iron's Saga StartsOur museumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15097652724649590070noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534579378723575886.post-72212995404802812252007-12-04T11:20:00.000-06:002007-12-04T11:20:00.000-06:00My friend Myrt (God rest her soul) used Sally and ...<B>My friend Myrt</B> (God rest her soul) used Sally and her ilk for the obvious doorstop duties.<BR/><BR/>But then, every morning she'd pick one up in each hand and raise them up like dumb bells for muscle strengthening exercises! Curls for her biceps and wrists kept her strong!<BR/><BR/>Then Sally and her sister were retired to keep the door from swinging closed for another 24 hours.<BR/><BR/>True story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3534579378723575886.post-24109629177669843452007-11-29T06:52:00.000-06:002007-11-29T06:52:00.000-06:00Sally could have been used on Tuesdays. Mondays we...Sally could have been used on Tuesdays. Mondays were washdays. Tuesdays were ironing days. By then the wash would have dried on the outdoor lines. The woodbox would need to be filled from a large woodpile. The stove needed to be started to heat water and the sad irons. Before the invention of a wooden iron handle, the metal handles were wrapped. There were lots of burns anyway. The term 'household chores' were really chores back then, but necessary ones. It took a lot of labour to keep a household running. Sally, you were an important part of early homes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com