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Nose care
josusa47
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Isn't it odd - not matter how cold the weather, you never see a TV gardener with a runny nose? And isn't it a pain to have to down tools, take off gloves, rummage in your pocket for an increasingly muddy handkerchief? When my husband's large handkerchiefs get worn and tatty, I appropriate them for garden use. One in the pocket for when I need a good blow, and one wrapped round my wrist and secured with a rubber band so I can wipe away a dewdrop in an instant.
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Tee hee - what a good idea!
It's what gloves are for...not that I oftne wear them in the garden.
In which case - that's what sleeves are for....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
But I often garden with an audience, as I volunteer in a local public park. Handkerchief is a bit more refined. At home, I use my sleeve like everyone else.
Philippa - a big advantage of hillwalking in winter is the gloves - nice big fleecy ones. They're ideal. The lighter ones for spring or autumn are never as absorbent
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Crickey! It's not just me then. I always start to sneeze or get a runny nose when I am in the garden. I now keep a handy box of tissues just inside the patio door so I can have a good old blow just in case I don't have a tissue on me.
It's still a pain having to come in to use the "little girls room" especially when my hands are filthy and I have to take off my footwear....grrrr.
I've improved on the man's handkerchief and rubber band system. I'm busily upcycling worn bedlinen into these elasticated cuffs for nosewiping. I get eight of them out of a pillowslip. I'm hoping to make enough to give all my gardening friends two each for Christmas, one to wash and one in use.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Doesn't anybody sniff nowadays?
I use a square of kitchen roll - more robust than tissues and can be used to wipe trowel handles etc, though not before you use it on your nose!