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June 28, 2017 by Betty Hayes Albright

old skirt 2017

Skirt of many long colors

sewn in gathers

and tiers

brushing my ankles

with playful seams

cutting through the design

of mismatched patterns

wearing thin

after all these years

washing on delicate

hanging to dry

one more time.

33 Responses

on June 28, 2017 at 3:34 pm | Reply willowdot21

Well loved and worn friend.🎶💜

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- on June 28, 2017 at 3:54 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Indeed – this was an ode to my favorite old skirt (bought in 1994) that I’m trying to keep in one piece. 😆
  
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  - on June 28, 2017 at 4:03 pm | Reply willowdot21
    
    I wish I had kept more of my old clothes! 💜
    
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on June 28, 2017 at 3:34 pm | Reply from Seasonings: | By the Mighty Mumford

[…] via This Old Thing — Seasonings […]

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- on June 28, 2017 at 3:58 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you for the reblog, Jonathan.
  
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on June 28, 2017 at 3:40 pm | Reply slpmartin

Hmm…and I thought I was the lone survivor of the “just one more time” club. 🙂

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- on June 28, 2017 at 3:56 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  You’re not alone, Charlie. 😉 I’m afraid this favorite old skirt won’t survive one more washing.
  
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on June 28, 2017 at 7:42 pm | Reply Homer H Emery

“Hanging out to dry one more time” / sounds like life as I now know it. Your cousin in Texas

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- on June 28, 2017 at 9:02 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Hi cousin, great to see you here! Yes, this is an appropriate metaphor for us these days I think – you’re right. 😄
  
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on June 29, 2017 at 3:48 am | Reply memadtwo

I know the feeling. Keep it and make some art with it! (K)

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- on June 29, 2017 at 10:33 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Good idea! So far I’ve just taken photos. (It’s really fragile now – the fabric is tearing out in a couple of places. I only wear it at home now…but still love it. 🙂 )
  
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  - on June 30, 2017 at 3:30 am | Reply memadtwo
    
    Of course traditional quilts have always used old clothing. But there’s a lot you could do (although nothing would replace having it to wear).
    
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    - on June 30, 2017 at 9:51 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      Will have to give it some thought. Maybe I could make a couple of pillows out of it. 😊 Thanks for the idea to repurpose the material somehow.
      
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on June 29, 2017 at 9:40 am | Reply Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister

Gorgeous color, Betty.
I think you’re someone I’d enjoy having tea with sometime. Faded colors come with fantastic stories.

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- on June 29, 2017 at 10:25 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, Audrey, I’d enjoy that cup of tea with you. Faded colors do have their stories to tell…. (I’ve always loved long, colorful skirts – the gauzy ones, peasant style.)
  
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  - on June 29, 2017 at 2:27 pm | Reply Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister
    
    I’ve always loved them, too. I have never worn one, as I’m not sure I would do them the artistic justice deserved. I admire them a lot.
    
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    - on June 29, 2017 at 6:00 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      Maybe it takes an old hippie like me to be comfortable in them 🤣😆 .
      
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      - on June 30, 2017 at 5:50 am | Reply Audrey Dawn - Oldest Daughter Redheaded Sister
        
        I’m an admirer of hippie, as well. 😁
        
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on June 30, 2017 at 4:31 pm | Reply Bela Johnson

I always fantasize about keeping my clothing, but it never quite works out. Perhaps I’m too much a chameleon, I don’t know. But you revived that fantasy in this lovely offering! 🙂

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- on June 30, 2017 at 6:23 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  I do usually get rid of old worn out clothes but this has been a favorite. I’ll probably wear it around the house till it’s in shreds. 🤣😄
  
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on July 7, 2017 at 7:22 pm | Reply Pleasant Street

I love your hippie skirt ^_^
I don’t have any of my clothes from back then, but I still have my long hair, though it’s getting gray

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- on July 7, 2017 at 1:04 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Same here, with the hair. Still longish but turning gray. 😊☮️
  
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  - on July 7, 2017 at 1:14 pm | Reply Pleasant Street
    
    I keep thinking I might color it because I like it dark, but then I don’t haha.
    p.s. I love the name of your blog
    
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    - on July 7, 2017 at 1:20 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
      
      Thank you, re the blog name. 😁
      
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on July 8, 2017 at 2:39 am | Reply Ben Naga

Over the years I have owned a few very special pieces of clothing, worn and reworn until they … were worn out. Nice tribute here.

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- on July 8, 2017 at 1:32 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Glad you can relate! Thanks, Ben. 😀
  
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  - on July 9, 2017 at 4:19 am | Reply Ben Naga
    
    Definitely.
    
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on July 8, 2017 at 7:14 am | Reply Chagall

I have t-shirts 20+ years old that are just breaking in! 🙂 —CC

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- on July 8, 2017 at 11:08 am | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  🤣😄
  
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on July 13, 2017 at 6:36 am | Reply TheFeatheredSleep

Some people have no sentimental attachment. I tend to trust those who do. Old things are our memories. If the house was on fire id grab my you penguin, a photo of my grandma and the patchwork blamed she knitted me. It was knitted badly as she couldn’t knit but it has more value than Jason’s fleece. I totally related to this.

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- on July 13, 2017 at 3:20 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  I know just what you mean. (It’s so sweet – the patchwork blanket your grandma knitted…I love that!) I’m seriously attached to so many things… everything has a story and/or a person behind it…. Your poetry book is now one of my much loved treasures.
  Thank you dear Candice, for reading through so many of my poems here today.
  
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on July 20, 2017 at 11:55 am | Reply zumpoems

Nicely connected and paced.

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- on July 20, 2017 at 12:36 pm | Reply Betty Hayes Albright
  
  Thank you, glad you thought so! 🙂
  
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