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Contrary to popular opinion, I was NOT the only one to receive Christmas presents. Dad listened to Mom most of the time, and on Christmas morning, Mom got up to find a LARGE package in the living room addressed to her. She had NO idea what it was, so the best thing to do was open it.
What could it be???
Mom was always sewing, making dresses for herself and others; she was quite a seamstress. She told Dad she really wished she had a home-style clothes press because ironing took a long time.
Mom got her wish! The cabinet was mahogany and was brand new. Mom read the instructions (obviously not a boy), and within an hour she was pressing several in-work dresses. She loved that old machine and kept it for twenty years.
My oh my, a home pressing machine!
Home clothes pressing in the 1950s involved familiar handheld steam/dry irons (like GE, Hoover) and newer, faster rotary ironers/mangles (Ironrite, Thor, Bendix) for linens, alongside traditional pressing cloths and stovetop irons, all aimed at making laundry quicker than the heavy, old-school irons.
My Mom and Dad had an excellent relationship, always in love with each other. I know it was a clothes press, but it is what she really wanted. It could have been worse, a vacuum cleaner.
Today is an easy day! We have an open house to visit around 2:30 pm and then rush home to continue resting!
We are visiting Larry & Linda Collier, friends from the Starlighter’s Dance Club, whom we have known for years. It turns out they are a four-minute drive from our home! Vicky got their first and saved a set for us.
Telling stories!
We stayed, met some new friends, swapped tales of long, long ago, and had a glass of wine. We skipped eating as we had just had a big salad at home.
Heading home.
Vicky snapped a picture of us to verify we were here!
We departed, and four minutes later, we arrived home. We went VFR to the TV Room and watched a couple of movies. We are watching “Dark Winds” now, and it is a pretty good series. The TV series you’re looking for is likely Dark Winds, an AMC psychological thriller centered on Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and his deputy Jim Chee, investigating crimes on the Navajo Nation in the 1970s, based on Tony Hillerman’s popular books. It blends crime drama with Navajo culture, spirituality, and historical context, featuring themes of identity, justice, and tradition.
We crashed about 11:00 pm, hoping tomorrow will be another “slow” day!
