In my back yard, two mesquite trees stand apart from each other

.

and each has the end of a rope tied onto them .......

to make a clothesline. 

 Now I have a dryer and I use it......even in the summer.......

but I always love to use my clothesline 

for drying  bed linens and 

for drying aprons. 

There is nothing better than to  put on an apron that has that fresh "off of the line" smell.

Don't you think so?? 

Aprons have been an important attire to women..........

all women at any given point of time.

They have been worn to wipe away tears,

or to carry baby chicks or fresh vegetable from the garden.

They have been worn  in times of the hardest work we women know.

They have been worn to make us look our best....

.even when we already look our best.

and they have been worn to inspire all of us.

Some are beautifully  crocheted

some  are made out of lovely print fabric, with rick rack pockets

or embroidered ones

and some have embroidered embellishments .

I don't think I have found one vintage apron that looks like another.

They all have their own character.....just like the woman who once wore them.

And just like the woman who once wore them, 

each has performed it's task at hand while showing it's distinct beauty.