Tag Archives: mangle

Sleepless with slugs

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Sue Vincent

I should be in bed, but I’m sitting here listening to the rain. The windows are all wide open, even though the air is now chill and midnight long gone. Ani, ever the opportunist, demanded the back door be opened … Continue reading →

Posted in Dogs, Life | Tagged awake, insomnia, mangle, memories, rain, reynaud's, wet worms | 43 Comments

Through the wringer

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Sue Vincent

I have fond memories of the mangle… and the peggy tub and posser… helping my great grandmother feed the sodden clothes through the heavy rollers on washday and seeing them come out as flattened and hard lumps of cloth. I … Continue reading →