Fact: Gardening in your pj’s makes the vegetables taste better. It also makes the neighbors wonder “Who let the riff-raff in?”
Fact: Thinning carrots is a thankless job.
Fact: It is officially too warm for our pink plastic flamingos to be seen wearing scarves. Believe it or not, even I have fashion standards.
Fact: Gladys Kravitz sees and hears EVERYTHING. Now, if we could just get her to talk. 
Fact: When The Hillbillies refrigerator dies and the repair man won’t be out for a week, you reassure them their 82 bottles of condiments will be safe at your house.
When they let you know you are more than welcome to try any of their exotic flavorings, you take them up on it. Tonights dinner? Stir fry chicken tossed in Bangkok peanut sauce. Tomorrow? Handmade focaccia bread with anchovy paste and pesto. {Heck yeah!}
Fact: Mrs. HB’s DENTIST gives patients hand paraffin wax treatments while they wait.
Fact: She wanted me to ask you how to get dried wax out of her sweater.
Any suggestions?
~Mavis
lilton says
Not sure how this treatment will work on wool or sweaters, but I’ve tried it with success on other fabrics. Sandwich the wax-covered item in paper towels or in a paper grocery bag. Iron on low, and keep replacing the paper layers with clean layers until all the wax comes out. Good luck!
KAte says
I have had success with this method using paper bags and/or butcher paper.
I also put a garage towel over the paper since I didn’t want too much heat getting to the fabric.
The wax came right out! Even after years of waiting for me to take care of it.
jennifer says
I’ve read the same thing: iron on low, sandwich the fabric in layers of paper towels. I haven’t done it myself, but seems like you’d want to use several layers of paper towels initially, if there is a lot of wax. That way you protect your iron from the wax. Perhaps if the sweater can tolerate it, freeze the sweater and then mash the frozen wax in your hand to chunk off as much as you can first? I’ve read that with other fabrics like denim you can gently scrape off the frozen wax with a spoon or butter knife prior to the ironing.
DRS says
freeze–crumple a little bit out–repeat. It works!!
Heather says
We have about 8 condiments. The door is made for storing wine!
We finally got measurably rain over the weekend, so now there is mud on the trucks instead of just dust. The goats across the street are settling in for the summer 4-H project. The neighbors on both ends of the block have new chicks, super cute! It was cool enough to bake all kinds of banana bread to share with the neighbors. The little bit of rain greened up the grass (and weeds), just makes all the difference when you’ve had drought all winter.
Lunch Lady says
Iron, low heat. Lilton has it in the first comment. Protect your ironing board though. Keep going until no more wax comes out.
D Lovely says
I’ve removed candle wax from fabric with a product called “Goo Gone”. It’s a citrus based product. I’m not sure if it’s available in the US though.
Good luck Mrs. HB!
Deborah from FL says
It is! I use it to get sticker-residue off of jars. Great product!! 🙂
Annabel says
Lemon juice works for bees wax. Maybe it would work for paraffin wax.
Sue. R says
Iron and paper towel tip should do the job on the sweater. Good luck!
Heidi P says
I agree thinning carrots is a thankless job. I use baby scissors. Could almost use tweezers! I’m already into my third planting:) So excited for the summer growing season.
I wish Lucy could talk too!
Mrs Hillbilly says
Just FYI the iron and brown paper bag trick worked great . Wax is all gone!!! Had to do it about ten times but it worked! Mrs. HB
Mavis Butterfield says
Cool beans Mrs. HB!!!
Helen in Meridian says
Mrs H B, do you have any extra milk that you need Mavis to store and use for you, so she can make it thru the end of the month?
Jeanine says
Doesn’t everyone look outside early in the morning and say….I’ll just be out here for a few minutes….filling hummingbird feeders, checking the plants to see if they need a little water, then an hour has past…and your still in slippers….we have all been there. Just hope no one comes over early and see you’re still in your pj’s. Been there.
Ruth says
might try testing with Rubbing Alcohol
wash immediately after
I have used it to get out permanent sharpie marker from a lamp shade, remove hot glue from a mirror and frame.
Also if the yarn can take it, pour hot water over it, and blot. ( collect wax/water in bucket, you don’t want it down your drain ; )
Cindy says
I agree with your statement about gardening in your jamas. It is also very comfortable!
Pam says
Its a little known secret that dry cleaner fluid removes candle wax like magic….after my sons rehearsal dinner I had candle wax all over several small tablecloths. I took them to the cleaners and insisted they be dry cleaned not laundered. They all came out perfect.
Kristi says
I garden in my pjs all the time. I wear my rubber boots to look a little less weird which may not work, but I haven’t heard any complaints.