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Apparently <A HREF="http://damomma.com/2009/01/05/those-little-things-that-rock-your-world" REL="nofollow">they work wonders</A>.Frédériquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003116910366855585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-74584681664547584242009-01-15T20:30:00.000+02:002009-01-15T20:30:00.000+02:00I also was free to roam the small town I grew up i...I also was free to roam the small town I grew up in. It's too bad that those days are forever gone.Tina in CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389744278715174313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-65964989049519830362009-01-15T20:29:00.000+02:002009-01-15T20:29:00.000+02:00How can those be worn outside with all the slop? ...How can those be worn outside with all the slop? Even here in the US where the streets and sidewalks are cleaned very well (where I live in New England), they would soon be a mess. I think they'd be great inside as warm slippers.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Valentina that kids need chores. Even though I had just one, she had to pull her weight. Growing up as a child, my mother was a career woman so I learned young how to cook and iron. I generally did the family ironing which included her white nurses' uniforms.<BR/><BR/>I was also the polisher of the silver before Thanksgiving.Tina in CThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01389744278715174313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-80273549760991135772009-01-15T17:33:00.000+02:002009-01-15T17:33:00.000+02:00Back right after the collapse of the Soviet Union ...Back right after the collapse of the Soviet Union when anything was possible an Italian businessman of my acquaintance exported a bunch of Valenki to Italy and had designs sewn/embroidered on them. He made a killing.<BR/>I don’t think Russians will ever think of them as high fashion tho.TRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018204726663523430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-81187286627057679142009-01-14T14:50:00.000+02:002009-01-14T14:50:00.000+02:00Man I want those boots.Man I want those boots.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133820052028735829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-656411871944364512009-01-14T11:41:00.000+02:002009-01-14T11:41:00.000+02:00My chore as a child was to polish the silver. My ...My chore as a child was to polish the silver. My mom would pay me 5 cents a piece for something like a sugar bowl or creamer or platter. I can't remember what I got for doing her flatware. But we used the sterling all the time so she wanted it shiney and being the daughter that was my task. <BR/><BR/>Taking down the wash from the clothes line on a sunny day and folding towels brushed rough from the wind was a task I remember from when I was old enough to reach the spider clothes line.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mind it. I was quite domestic as a child. As a teen I had to do an hour of ironing or an hour of weeding on Saturdays. I always opted for the ironing indoors in the AC listening to my transistor. " I will Follow Him" was a big hit one summer... What a stupid song...I can remember standing there at the ironing board in the guest room pressing my Dad's linen handkerchiefs. My brother did yard work and took out the trash, gathered up the pop bottles and the newspapers and carried them downstairs. I had to wait on him at the table and I HATED this and he took full advantage of it. My parents did a lot to foster sibling rivalry... <BR/><BR/>But I also had chores I enjoyed like cutting tulips and daffodils in the spring, roses in the summer and chrysanthemums in the fall, to deliver to my grandparents, teachers, or to arrange and put around the house. <BR/><BR/>It never occurred to me that I was doing work my mom didn't want to do herself. The thought now amuses me. I remember being told when I complained about cleaning up a mess that I didn't make that "Your mother doesn't get all the clothes dirty but she does the laundry. We all have to help each other in this family." That seemed reasonable to me. <BR/><BR/>At the shore I would ride my bike to the market and buy bread at the bakery and a dozen gladiolas in jewel colors with the groceries. This really helped my mom who didn't have a car when we were there and was not the sort to ride a bike. I loved the freedom and importance I had standing in front of the butcher counter and asking for 6 center cut pork chops... Later as a teen I developed a crush on the butcher boy who was about 10 years older than I was and I'm sure just saw me as jail bait. But he was sweet to me nevertheless. <BR/> <BR/>We grew up in a time when kids could develop independence by helping out in ways like this. Nowadays kids chores are more confined to home which is a shame. Whizziing along the sidewalk on my bike on a summer day to take home the blue berries and beans I would snap later or corn my brother would husk on the back porch was a pleasant task. <BR/><BR/>I am a big believer in kids having chores to build cooperation and self esteem. Extra hands around the house are always useful, albeit it may take a big of nagging to get them started...<BR/><BR/>Those boots seem like a Russian version of Uggs. We used to sell the afghan knitted socks with leather soles attached by the dozens in the winter when we had the store. Originally they were made with woolly yarn and were really cozy but then they started making them with cheap yarn. You could make yourself a pair of nice booties with an old sweater you washed and shrunk to make the wool tight but that's a project for sewers. I made a pair of slippers that way one time with a friend who is always making stuff. These boots would be right up her alley.<BR/><BR/>Does everyone have central heating in Moscow or is it cold in places indoors? I would think the boots would be warm on cold floors. <BR/><BR/>Anyhow be sure to give us the full report on them! But it seems weird that people actually wear them out doors on the street and that they don't just get soaked with slush!<BR/><BR/>xovvalentinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594647719641535734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105130528225923495.post-19533688377066519452009-01-14T11:37:00.000+02:002009-01-14T11:37:00.000+02:00Aren't there thingies you can put on your shoes to...Aren't there thingies you can put on your shoes to keep from slipping on icy sidewalks? And as for the tree, this year we didn't have one. Bah, humbug!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com