The last time I wore a hat, aside from ugly winter wear on below zero days, was the beret in my featured image.
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Elbow Grease

“Use Ajax the foaming cleanser,  foams the dirt right down the drain.

You’ll stop paying the elbow tax,  when you start cleaning with Ajax!”

As a kid I loved that silly jingle!   And in fact my mother always told us to use that proverbial elbow grease in whatever we did,  and not just mundane cleaning chores.

My mom Jessie was always ready to tackle new challenges and to give her all to whatever she did,  and she invariably did it all very well.  (See My Game Mother,  Still Life,  Jessie’s 79th,   Art Imitates Life,  Jessie’s Earrings, and  The Dinner Party)

I  miss those silly advertising jingles,  and I really miss Jessie and her elbow grease.

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– Dana Susan Lehrman