KOSEY CORNER
The monsoon season is still on in our area, and this time we were not so lucky – seepage first and then the sump pump decided it needed a rest, bad sump pump.
We got only a few inches of water, but it was enough to start the dreaded basement cleaning; I may not be found for a month. However, I tell myself how good it will look and how good I will feel when it is done. Area recreation departments may want to conduct classes in ark building and sandbagging if this continues.
Anyhow, aside from that, I have become hung-up on hangers – the ones for clothes. It is probably a trait I inherited from my mother, who was fussy about her hangers, preferring heavy brass ones to any other types – and they all hung one way in her closets.
She did allow the use of plastic hangers, but wire hangers vanished from all the closets. I don’t know where they went, but they weren’t there. I assure you she was not as “hung-up” on hangers as was “Mommy Dearest” Joan Crawford, but she preferred sturdy, nice-looking hangers.
I myself have gone from wire hangers, mainly for Husband Joe’s shirts (because that’s how they come from the laundry) to plastic, to padded satin, to my latest and best acquisition, flocked hangers. Clothes just don’t slip off them. They are light, sturdy, come in blouse/shirt kinds or pants/skirt type.
To add to there usefulness, there are clips to hold skirts and add-ons to have them cascade down from one another to save space. It is surprising how much space is saved They come in colors also and make great gifts so family and friends don’t be surprised to see them at Christmas, even granddaughter Stephanie is getting some as she goes off to college, because you know she won’t be having much closet space.
I intend to take a basement break this weekend and head over to Chef Shangri-La Restaurant in North Riverside for their 34th anniversary party. The fun is on July 31 and Aug. 1, with music and “specials and surprises,” according to the flier. We attended last year and a good time was had by all.