That reminds me of the antique 'hair receptacles' which used to be part
of dresser sets with mirror, hair brush, & comb. My grandmother
told me that people put their hair from their hairbrush in these to
keep it from flying away and being found by birds. It was believed
that if a bird made a nes
That's a wonderful way to recycle.
My friend, Dolores, has very long, white
hair almost to her waist. She
saves the hair from her brush and puts it out
on her back picnic table for the
birds. They love her!
Another friend, who
spins, asked me to save the brushings from a long-haired
Maine Co
Neat, I didn't think of doing that with my cat fur. I wonder if they would use
that or avoid it as it might still smell of Molly. I have managed to get an
early start on tidying the garden because of our 9 days of record high
temperatures in Chicago. I especially wanted to get the area where
This time of the year my dog starts to moult, so I brush her every morning,
put the hairs in a ball,
and wedge this in the hedge - then watch the sparrows and blue tits take it
away for nesting.
In the autumn I clear out the nest boxes, to find the hairs tightly woven
into their nests.
Agnes Bo
