Wednesday 10 June 2009

Apron hanging on my washing line


This was supposed to have been a moving picture, but as usual with my blog, nothing seems to work!
If anybody can help, I'd be very grateful.
I have been trying to add files from Paint shop Pro/anims, usually gif files, but can be in almost any format, but they only appear as a still picture.

Friday 5 June 2009

Aprons from the Past


This is a photo of my great-great aunt, Mary Morris, who ran a shop in Manchester (UK) wearing her clean white apron.
(The "uniform" of that time)
She died before I was born and so I never met her, but from the photograph, she seems quite a formidable woman.
She was probably a very kind and gentle person, although, judging by her stern look, I would imagine that if she found any young lad shoplifting, she would not hessitate in putting him straight over her knee and spanking him!

Photo taken around 1930.