The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67401 Message #1126458
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
29-Feb-04 - 06:41 PM
Thread Name: BS: Yaaaaaaay! I love you Martha!
Subject: RE: BS: Yaaaaaaay! I love you Martha!
I have one of her ironing boards--it is a really superior design. Someone actually stopped to think about where is a safe place for you to put the hot iron when you're moving the garments around. :)
Now, I have to admit, I scoffed at her attempt to make and package trail mix--the recipe was fine, but she put it in little brown craft paper bags and tied each of them up with a little strip of raffia. [snort!] Unlike this shank's mare fashion statement, as an experienced hiker or climber you mix the stuff then put it in the toughest zip lock bag you can find so 1) it doesn't break and end up throughout the inside of your backpack and 2) so it doesn't get wet if you happen to get rained on or have a leaky water bottle. You can also use the bag for any number of things--for getting water, for putting something else in once you've finished the mix, for bringing home blueberries or other trailside delicacies you discover along the way. Or to slide your paperback book into if you don't have it in a bag already and it looks like rain.