Susan Sews Love

Aprons.  They may seem old fashioned.  You may be imagining Mrs. Claus baking Christmas cookies.  But I wear them regularly.

Why?  

Because they keep my clothes clean as I work in the kitchen and around the house.  It saves wear and tear on garmets, especially those I wear multiple days.   It's very handy around the house.  It can be used as a basket to gather small items as I'm picking up.  Of course it catches other things as well:  Little grease splatters, smears of flour, spilled water or milk, even wiping little noses in a pinch.

One of my favorite books is In Grandma's Attic by Arleta Richardson.  The book recounts a child's grandmother (Mabel) telling stories from her childhood.  One of those stories is about how Mabel's mom always carried an extra apron down to the kitchen at the beginning of the day so that if unexpected guests showed up, she could quickly change aprons.  During the course of the day, Mabel's mother runs into a series of events that all resualted in an aditional apron being put on.  By the end of the day, Mabel's mother is questioned as to why she looked more plump than at breakfast that morning.  They laughes as she took off the aprons one by one and remembered everything that had happened.

Now, I don't end up with multiple aprons on by the end of the day, but if it gets particularly dirty, it does get taken off and tossed in to wash with the towels.  It's easy to wash and definitly prevents staining on my clothes, espeically since I am prone to wiping my hands off on whatever is closest.

Do you wear aprons?  Regularly, or just for certain occasions?  Why or why not?