Snoods,Jumpers & Socks.

I have been having a discussion with my Tokyo friend who is busy knitting neck warmers now apparently called "snoods". We agreed that snoods aren't what they used to be. I wore a snood under my tin hat in 1942 to keep my hair tidy. My boss, a lovely little exIndian Army Colonel with a splendid moustache, once asked me why ladies were wearing string bags on their heads. I saw his point. My granddaughter gave me a snood (modern style) for Christmas. It can be worn as a scarf, a hat or a Balaclava. Very useful if you are a terrorist! My friend and I also discussed knitting jumpers for chickens. Yes, I did say chickens! Apparently some poor battery hens lose all their feathers because of the conditions they are kept in. Someone has set up a shelter for them and sent out an appeal for people to knit jumpers for the chickens as the poor things feel the cold. Just as we two were getting all enthusiastic about our next knitting project we read that the appeal has been so successful that they don't need any more jumpers at present.
To get on to my 3rd subject - Socks. There have been letters in the Telegraph about how many ties men possess. I knew a young man who had 32 pairs of dark red socks. Once a month he took them to the launderette so that every day he had clean socks and he didn't have to worry about finding a matching pair.
Having sent a letter to the paper today about this I look at my emails . I follow an American lady's blog. Today she has written a piece about her husband's sock drawer. How's that for a coincidence ? See blog below.

http://www.70-something.com/