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Ocelot II

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3. I didn't even recognize those things as shoes.

Reply to Soph0571 (Original post)

Wed May 19, 2021, 05:35 PM

May 2021

And I do remember the crocheted toilet roll covers - they were kind of like tea cozies with doll bodies. Back in the '70s and earlier one was expected to tart up one's bathroom with those things, plus chenille lid covers and rugs that fit around the bottom of the toilet. Icky and unsanitary.

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Do you remember our grannies loo rolls doily's when we were kids? [View all] Soph0571 May 2021 OP

Oh, my ... Diamond_Dog May 2021 #1

Indeed - probably cost about 900 quid for that! Soph0571 May 2021 #2

I didn't even recognize those things as shoes. Ocelot II May 2021 #3

Looks like dress up in Mommy's heals and droopy hose. Deb May 2021 #4

I don't have anything like a loo roll doily but I do have a crochet scour powder bunny Siwsan May 2021 #5

Is the knittted bit attached to the "shoe" (or flip-flop)? Or is it a sort of flared ankle warmer? muriel_volestrangler May 2021 #6

My grandma had the doll TP covers. Hideous. nt CozyMystery May 2021 #7

I remember that my paternal Gramma worked harder than anyone I've ever known. And abqtommy May 2021 #8

People who like this sort of thing... T_i_B May 2021 #9

I didn't recognize any shoes Cosmo Blues May 2021 #10