Little Glovies - Apologies to Malvina Reynolds

Today, Garden Rant had a post about gloves. They are giving away some women's Ethel gardening gloves to the commenters who post the best comments. I don't need any new gardening gloves, but that doesn't mean I don't want any. I have an embarrassingly large number of gardening gloves, each with a different use.  I have some nubby rubber ones for dealing with mud and yukky substances. I have nitrile ones for planting and other chores. There are cloth and stretchy ones for pruning, and leather ones for heavy work, like helping Garden Man haul, chop or stack wood. I even have a pair devoted exclusively to pulling poison ivy. Here are a few of my glovies - yes there are more, but I won't tell you how many. And if you'll notice, they are ALL dirty, except the lime green ones. Those are for pruning, and I wash them every now and again.

And with my most humble apologies to Malvina Reynolds .  . . .

Little glovies, in the garden tote,
Little glovies made out of different stuff,
Little glovies, little glovies, little glovies, none the same.
There's a green pair, and a pink pair, and a blue pair, and yellow pair.
And they're all made out of different stuff, and none of them are the same.

And the glovies, in the garden tote
Get used for all different kinds of things,
Where my hands need little glovies, little glovies, none the same.
Some for pruning, some for raking, some for planting, some for chopping wood,
And they're all made out of different stuff, and none of them are the same.

I could go on, but what's the point?  How many pairs to YOU have?

Comments

[grace]

So true! I thought I was the only one! I am embarrassed by the number of gloves I own! What's worse are all the single ones I own too! Love your blog.

[Gail]

Gloves...I keep loosing mine, like socks, only I loose entire pairs! I need those mitten holders we wore when we were kids. Where are my gloves! We seem to share the same taste in gloves, I recognize a few of yours and shoes (sloggers)!
Gail

[Gail]

KIm,

I posted a glass on glass. Thanks for asking!

Gail

[Amy Stewart]

Kim:

You asked for it, you get it! Send me your address (to amy (at) amystewart (dot) com), size, and style (not sure if they're offering a choice of style, but might as well state a preference) and then stand wistfully by the mailbox for a week or two.

Cheers,

Amy
www.gardenrant.com

[Gail]

Kim,

I accidently erased your comment while trying to erase a double post comment from me to another person...didn't want you to think I erased yours! I did answer it!

Gail

[Eve]

All of my gloves are ticky tacky..See some of us are old enough to recognize the play on that song. : ) I have a few but not nearly enough. You really need a pair for each individual chore. I have yet to find an all purpose glove.