Re: re nursery interview apparel

Thanks for that tip Rich. I have miniscule little paws and play h***
trying to find gloves small enough. Most 12 year old girls have bigger
hands than I do. Will check that out!!


---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 21:56:54 -0500

>Rich - you're right on the money!  I have 4 pairs of Foxgloves.  For the
>first pair I chose small, and they're a little too small, but useable.  Then
>I got medium, and they're a little too long, but more comfortable, so the
>last 2 pair are also mediums.  I especially love them for potting and
>weeding.  They save your skin from the ravages of the soil, but are thin
>enough that you can actually feel what you're doing.
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Richard T. Apking" <richa@midlands.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel
>
>
>> Hi Kitty,
>> Congrats and all that.  Try: www.foxglovesgardengloces.com and see what
>they
>> have.  Have bought my sisters Christmas presents, they are both avid
>> gardeners, they really like the gloves, and both have rather petite hands,
>> thus are hard to fit off the rack.
>>
>> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 1:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel
>>
>>
>> > Thanks Wendy,
>> > I think I'm ok for the time being.  Except I washed my new petite length
>> > jeans in the hopes they would shrink a bit, but they didn't - still too
>> > long.  Hmmm.  The only thing I've had trouble finding were rubber
>> overshoes.
>> > They make lots of these for men, but not women.  (Ladies: rmember the
>days
>> > when a woman couldn't find a decent work glove?)  I tried on a pair of
>> mens'
>> > small, but they are way too big.  All I've found so far are Totes' brand
>> for
>> > women, clear with an elastic on a button that don't look like they'd
>hold
>> > up.  I have a pair of comfortable boots that I've sprayed with water
>> > repellant, but I like the idea of overshoes - rubbers we used to call
>> them.
>> >
>> > Kitty
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Wendy Swope" <wendyswope@mindspring.com>
>> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> > Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 3:15 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel
>> >
>> >
>> > > CONGRATULATIONS, KITTY!
>> > >
>> > > As usual, I'm about a week behind on my e-mail, or I would have
>> > Hip-Hip-Hoorayed you the day you posted this!
>> > > It's great you are getting back in the game, AND will be earning
>enough
>> > > to support yourself! I understand finding a job that pays well enough
>> > > for one to live on can be hard to find in nursery work.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I'm sure lots of folks who know more about these things than I do have
>> > > given you ideas for a gift for the Horticulture Educator who was so
>> > > helpful, so I'm not even gonna try. <says the humble home garden
>> > > enthusiast> Have you decided on a gift?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > A couple of ideas about work apparel on a tight budget: Have you
>checked
>> > > out your local thrift shops? In my own area, I know of 3 Goodwill
>> > > stores, a Salvation Army store, a St. Vinnie de Paul, and one huge,
>> > > independent secondhand store called Valley Thrift. Granted, these
>places
>> > > don't always look clean, but I have found them an excellent source for
>> > > "like new" jeans and other tough, casual pants, as well as
>nice-looking
>> > > longsleeve cotton shirts that keep the sun off my arms. I just take
>the
>> > > stuff home and give it a good wash before I wear it. I was stunned
>when
>> > > I found out that most of these stores even have sales! Goodwill takes
>> > > 50% off EVERTHING on the last Friday and Saturday of each month--good
>> > > sturdy jeans for $2.50 or $3 a pair! So the only dailly/garden wear I
>> > > can't buy at my favorite junque stores are undergarments, shoes and
>> > > socks, and hats, and I have better quality used clothes than what I
>> > > could afford new.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > If you haven't found your shoes yet, I highly recommend shopping
>> > > www.footsmart.com and www.newbalance.com for a wide selection of
>quality
>> > > discounted choices. I love high-top leather Rockports for the ankle
>> > > support they give me while I'm digging in my garden, but they are
>> > > expensive and hard to find in local stores. By searching the Web for
>> > > shoes (or in my case, "boots"), I can usually come up with a pair I
>like
>> > > for half to three-quarters of the normal price. I get my Birkis this
>> > > way, too. (IMHO, if you can afford to, you could do no better than to
>> > > get a pair of Birkenstocks to replace those canvas slip-ons for home
>> > > use! Your feet will thank you.)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Good luck, Kitty!  Have fun!
>> > >
>> > > Wendy
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > I got the call yesterday.  I start working at Arbor Farms some time
>next
>> > > week.  I'm sure I would not have gotten this job but for the
>> Horticulture
>> > > Educator at our CES.  He went to school with the owners and called
>them
>> on
>> > > my behalf.  Any ideas on what sort of thank you I should give him?
>> > >
>> > > New thoughts on apparel:  I start next week - they'll let me know when
>> > they
>> > > get word of the expected arrival of their truck delivery from Oregon.
>> > Snow
>> > > has melted and things will be muddy, so I figured I needed some boots.
>> > > <snip>  I decided to get some more durable leather tie shoes.  So I
>went
>> > shopping yesterday for a
>> > > sale on footwear.  Also got a pair of cotton twill pants and 2 pair of
>> > jeans
>> > > (I didn't have any).  <snip>
>> > >
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