▲▲▲ From a Textile Museum day back in April 2010, with demonstrations how people used to do their washing in the river back in the early 1900’s.
▲ One of our more famous sculptures from recent years:
Pinocchio (9 m high) by American artist Jim Dine.
(At his feet friends of mine who were visiting last summer.)
What a great selection. The scrubbing on the wash-board is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteall great for this category, you KNOW the horses legs are my favorite. and I always loved Pinocchio, and he has the biggest legs of all. I also really like the dancers holding hand. these are great Monica
ReplyDeleteI love the top collage, the walking holding hands and the beautiful horse. Pinocchio is so cool, did a Swedish man write the story?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great display. I love the collage and the horses too.
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I like Jim Dine, and love that sculpture. Also really like the bubble-blower! Nice work.
ReplyDeleteI like that sculpture too, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great selection for this topic. Love Pinocchio's long legs!
ReplyDeleteAnd the shadows in the holding hands and dancing shot!
I love Pinocchio.
ReplyDeletewhen I was little, we did our laundry like that too.
ReplyDeleteAh, what wonderful, personal shots -- the dancing circle of holding hands and, of course, Pinocchio!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun...I love the pinocchio
ReplyDeleteHi! I came over from Ginny's blog. Congrats on your award. Your photos are all just beautiful! I'll sign up as a new follower and I'll come back to read and see more.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
DawnTreader...you town has had some of the most interesting sculptures and my favorite so far is Pinocchio! Great picture of it!
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I am so glad I don't have to wash my clothes at the river!
ReplyDeleteI love all thees photos - a look at the past.
Love all your shots. I wouldn't want to have to do my washing like that.
ReplyDeleteHello, Dawn Treader
ReplyDeleteI love the photos where people are washing cloths by their hands. It must have been hard work, but there must have been more enjoyable communication with their neighbors while washing in olden days. Interesting washboard! I appreciate electric machines which give me more free time.
Best wishes,
keiko
Love the pinocchio sculpture! Thinking that using lye soap with bare hands must have been rough!
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