Michael's really got me hooked with these new year themes for SCRIBBLE PICNIC.
Today's offering of TABLECLOTH has brought back special childhood memories
yet again.
Hope you check all the stories our group posts today.
My dining room photo edited to a sketch ~ water color pencils ~ and
several versions because I love them all!
I created this post on a snow day last week - had extra time and was
suffering from 'cabin fever' by the third day!
several versions because I love them all!
I created this post on a snow day last week - had extra time and was
suffering from 'cabin fever' by the third day!
Growing up in England after WWII there was a shortage of money for
decorative refinements around our home, however I do recall we always had
a table covering for mealtimes.
My mother - a very 'house-proud' lady - and wonderful
dressmaker/tailor, also did exquisite embroidery and cutwork on linen, so I'm
sure we had her handiwork under our bowls of porridge for breakfast, and
fish 'n chips with mushy peas, or baked beans on toast for supper!
decorative refinements around our home, however I do recall we always had
a table covering for mealtimes.
My mother - a very 'house-proud' lady - and wonderful
dressmaker/tailor, also did exquisite embroidery and cutwork on linen, so I'm
sure we had her handiwork under our bowls of porridge for breakfast, and
fish 'n chips with mushy peas, or baked beans on toast for supper!
Don't forget, food rationing continued for several years after the war ended, and
many foods were unavailable.
For the 'working class' (and aren't we all familiar with the British class system
of the past, think Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge etc.), housing and jobs for men and
women (my parents were both in the Royal Air Force) returning from war were
hard to find, paychecks were small.
women (my parents were both in the Royal Air Force) returning from war were
hard to find, paychecks were small.
There was a huge housing shortage following the war.
Fortunately we were put on the list for a 'prefab' home on a new estate
consisting of modular houses for those returning military men and women,
their families, and people who had lost their homes
due to bombing. We moved there around 1946 staying until 1951.
That new little house with it's garden was like a palace to us. I can still recall
so many of the details. . . . . including the kitchen table always with a pretty cloth.
If only I had photos from that time - guess a camera wasn't in my parents' budget!
That new little house with it's garden was like a palace to us. I can still recall
so many of the details. . . . . including the kitchen table always with a pretty cloth.
If only I had photos from that time - guess a camera wasn't in my parents' budget!
Tablecloths have always been household items I enjoy - even ironing
them is a quiet pleasure!
them is a quiet pleasure!
I have this rustic French linen cloth purchased at an antique shop when visiting
my brother in Carcassonne; a blue check Indian Khadi cloth from Kerala
which I watched being woven in Cochin and use in Summer in the gazebo;
an olive printed Italian cloth from my Tuscany visit; assorted formal damask
cloths for big holiday meals; and of course my late mother's beautiful
hand sewn versions.
Hope you'll check all the stories our art group posts
HERE at the Scribble Picnic today - come join in, we'd love
to have you.
my brother in Carcassonne; a blue check Indian Khadi cloth from Kerala
which I watched being woven in Cochin and use in Summer in the gazebo;
an olive printed Italian cloth from my Tuscany visit; assorted formal damask
cloths for big holiday meals; and of course my late mother's beautiful
hand sewn versions.
Hope you'll check all the stories our art group posts
HERE at the Scribble Picnic today - come join in, we'd love
to have you.
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