tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post1612373604173772355..comments2023-11-14T20:29:04.094-08:00Comments on Pearl, Why You Little...: … And to my Daughter, I Bequeath My Collection of Vintage Soap Slivers; or, I Prefer the Term “Practical”Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-48218377062071602242013-10-26T16:30:19.718-07:002013-10-26T16:30:19.718-07:00My wife's grandmother had a box in her kitchen...My wife's grandmother had a box in her kitchen junk drawer labelled, "String-too short to use."Jonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170214396483091419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-42511685052381168982013-10-26T08:28:59.184-07:002013-10-26T08:28:59.184-07:00My Mom always took the chicken neck! I have a solu...My Mom always took the chicken neck! I have a solution to the soap-sliver conundrum. <br />No soap! <br />Yeah, my neighbours and the people I sit next to in church don't get it, either...Diane Stringam Tolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629946536985545457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50468954746690447642013-10-25T05:35:16.927-07:002013-10-25T05:35:16.927-07:00I am absolutely loving the soap-in-a-sock thing, e...I am absolutely loving the soap-in-a-sock thing, especially hanging it out by the garden tap...<br /><br />Seriously. What a great idea!<br /><br />And Gigi, I understood every word. :-)Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-5637279705651968692013-10-25T05:33:19.108-07:002013-10-25T05:33:19.108-07:00Oh, as much as we try to avoid it, the inevitable ...Oh, as much as we try to avoid it, the inevitable happens. We become THEM!!!<br />I thought I was the only one having the 'lets see how long we can go without shaving our legs' contest!Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-79327132336991047012013-10-25T04:32:32.817-07:002013-10-25T04:32:32.817-07:00Now...Delores has an idea!!!Now...Delores has an idea!!!Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-36912800084702778832013-10-25T04:31:29.617-07:002013-10-25T04:31:29.617-07:00Slivers and chicken necks. Now I've heard it ...Slivers and chicken necks. Now I've heard it all!!! You continue to pull out all the stops on this one. I don't think I'd like to try your chicken necks tho, thinking they'll be a bit soapy.Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-56724405498361047152013-10-25T04:27:47.506-07:002013-10-25T04:27:47.506-07:00If they fail to adhere to the new bar of soap, I a...If they fail to adhere to the new bar of soap, I accidentally drop them into the drain, so I don't have to deal with them.Linda O'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982895073903619018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-5588778415930402102013-10-25T04:24:09.691-07:002013-10-25T04:24:09.691-07:00I used to save soap slivers and managed to kick th...I used to save soap slivers and managed to kick the habit. Now, I find myself thinking ooh, that putting soap slivers in a sock is a good idea, I never thought of that. I suspect I'm back to square one.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-20261033090900398182013-10-25T03:25:30.318-07:002013-10-25T03:25:30.318-07:00Poignant and gently enlightening, something I neve...Poignant and gently enlightening, something I never quite pull off. I bow to you, author xIndigo Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03957870121933442627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61676449434873265262013-10-25T03:07:15.717-07:002013-10-25T03:07:15.717-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-976989881483525792013-10-25T03:07:14.722-07:002013-10-25T03:07:14.722-07:00Oh, I dod that soap sliver thing, as well. But, so...Oh, I dod that soap sliver thing, as well. But, sorry, no matter what your and my mothers and grandmothers said, can't do those chicken necks!Moving with Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954028272162285597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-75787317798809873562013-10-25T01:30:21.732-07:002013-10-25T01:30:21.732-07:00I've never eaten a chicken neck in my life, I ...I've never eaten a chicken neck in my life, I like what I call the "hips", two tiny morsels of sweet dark meat. I've saved many a sliver in my time, softening them in warm water, then smooshing them together until well melded and shaping into a bar before leaving to dry in the sun. <br />@gigi -understood you perfectly, I do the same thing.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-33339059880414493012013-10-25T00:31:03.077-07:002013-10-25T00:31:03.077-07:00Hari Om
...what Jenny-O said...and Kymbo...
Oh lo...Hari Om<br />...what Jenny-O said...and Kymbo...<br /><br />Oh look, you just tapped into the need to preserve in us all. That's a good thing. Mostly. I draw the line at used dental floss.<br /><br />YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-52884712880935076442013-10-24T23:57:50.123-07:002013-10-24T23:57:50.123-07:00I put all those odd bits of soap in an old sock (I...I put all those odd bits of soap in an old sock (I know you've got lots of them)and tie it to the outside taps. When you need a handwash in the garden you turn on the tap, wet the sock and lather up, after use it hangs there and drys all by itself...Tempohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023337124226272532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-16133602185649198112013-10-24T21:03:03.553-07:002013-10-24T21:03:03.553-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-48277443202812867742013-10-24T21:03:01.239-07:002013-10-24T21:03:01.239-07:00I will see your soap slivers and raise you used de...I will see your soap slivers and raise you used dental floss...<br /><br />Apparently, some tight buzzard once told my father that he had saved over a million bucks that way - and so my father took the advice of some tight buzzard over the good sense of his wife and children and would wash and dry his floss out for reuse.<br /><br />It is completely our fault that he never got rich, throwing out all that dental floss with good use left in it.jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17322709527738134797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-31576208658617588962013-10-24T19:56:28.867-07:002013-10-24T19:56:28.867-07:00My grandma use to save turkey necks, boil the bone...My grandma use to save turkey necks, boil the bones out and then dye them different colors and have them on hand for us to make "Indian necklaces" Today, I'm sure that would be politically incorrect.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-61769676558509556922013-10-24T17:21:38.612-07:002013-10-24T17:21:38.612-07:00The older we get, the smarter our mothers become.The older we get, the smarter our mothers become.Mildred Ratched https://www.blogger.com/profile/04705394337558739078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-5516200042075694422013-10-24T16:23:35.993-07:002013-10-24T16:23:35.993-07:00You've just caused me to have a flashback to l...You've just caused me to have a flashback to last week when I found myself pouring that tiny amount of hair product into a new bottle of the same, of which I had just used enough, to ensure room for the old.<br /><br />Now, how confusing was THAT sentence? Surely, as a soap sliver user, you understood though...right?Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30811080027867451532013-10-24T15:58:14.632-07:002013-10-24T15:58:14.632-07:00This was brilliant. You make me all teary sometim...This was brilliant. You make me all teary sometimes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-28685462435728989862013-10-24T14:10:54.644-07:002013-10-24T14:10:54.644-07:00Nothing like a good hot shower to loosen up blog i...Nothing like a good hot shower to loosen up blog ideas. Back when I traveled for work, I had a great collection of hotel soap bars and shampoo bottles. I got in trouble just this week for throwing a twice used plastic container (obtained at a restaurant) in the recycling bin.<br />There are limits.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-60501704926488539702013-10-24T14:01:31.788-07:002013-10-24T14:01:31.788-07:00A child of the Great Depression, my mother passed ...A child of the Great Depression, my mother passed along similar habits. I try to meld soap slivers together, but we use hard-milled soap that doesn't break down easily. And I haven't seen a chicken neck in years.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-30384941607042356382013-10-24T13:27:45.862-07:002013-10-24T13:27:45.862-07:00Were you peeking into our shower? I use the slive...Were you peeking into our shower? I use the slivers, the skinny one gets a new soap. And I follow jenny_o's practice and try and meld them to the new bar. Cheap? Who me?Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-59761958122552846232013-10-24T13:23:06.215-07:002013-10-24T13:23:06.215-07:00I had to do this once, and I'll bet you did, t...I had to do this once, and I'll bet you did, too. Now it's just plain liberating to wing them into the waste basket.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1060614279393262320.post-50416758221888198312013-10-24T13:09:15.328-07:002013-10-24T13:09:15.328-07:00I remember - barely - in the 60s, in our Girl Scou...I remember - barely - in the 60s, in our Girl Scout Uniforms, going door to door collecting soap - new preferably, but would take used. I think the boys in Vietnam were soapless and we were boxing up all the soap we could find. That was a "blast from the past"!! Suzanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17105925017959326571noreply@blogger.com