Doesn't this just make you want to go feed the chickens?
After my post regarding tools, I talked to the nice folks at Ethel Gloves, and they would like to give one lucky reader a pair of their beautifully crafted gloves (a value of $20). The winner even gets to choose the color. Personally, I like Jubilee shown above, but that’s because I’m a blue girl.
I enjoy the Ethels I received at the Chicago Garden Bloggers Spring Fling very much. They aren’t for pruning roses (for that I would need the rose gloves), but with their great fit and elastic around the wrist, I use them for everything else. In other words, I get them very dirty and throw them in the washer. Out they come, sparkling clean and ready for work again.
So, put on your thinking caps. Tell me your best glove story. Did they save you from needing a manicure, or did they keep your fingers from being stung?
If you don’t have a glove wearing story, then tell me of a time when you should have worn them? That might be even more interesting.
The Rules:
- Contest ends Tuesday, March 16 at Midnight CST.
- You can enter once, and if you tweet or facebook your entry, you get double points. Include the link in a separate comment so I know.
- Make sure you give me your name and a valid email address in the comment form. If you win, it’s the only way I can reach you.
- The winner will be announced on Friday, March 19, 2010.
- I will then contact Ethel Gloves with the winner’s information. Ethel will give the winner a specific code for her gloves. This contest is open to persons in the United States.
For those who didn’t win, Ethel Gloves is giving a ten percent off coupon starting Wednesday, March 17, 2010 and ending on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Just plug RDR10 at their website, and you’ll get 10% off.
Sounds like a deal to me.
© 2010, Dee Nash. All rights reserved.
March 14th, 2010 on 1:04 pm
No Fair. I don’t Tweet and my face would ruin any book it was in. If I said I wanted a pair so my wife could have hands as lovely as yours do I get any extra points?
I hate to think how many pairs of gloves I go through in a season. Working sandstone is incredibly brutal on the best of gloves. I do like the snug fit of synthetic gloves but they don’t hold up as long as a good leather glove. It would be interesting to see how those gloves would hold up compared to others costing about the same. But I have a feeling it would be a waste if the gloves went to me so chose someone who can appreciate them.
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March 14th, 2010 on 4:59 pm
The first time I collected black walnuts I did not wear gloves. My hands were so stained and it took forever to wear off. I now wear gloves every year when I collect them
March 14th, 2010 on 5:25 pm
I don’t want to win for me, I want to win for my mom. I have Ethel gloves and I LOVE them. But a long time ago, before there were Ethel gloves, I had a thick pair of suede gloves by another manufacturer. I wore them, one Mother’s Day weekend when my wits totally deserted me and I began building a dry stacked stone wall. Since the pallet of stone had been delivered to the FRONT yard, I stacked stone in the wheelbarrow and trundled them to the back. Over and over until I got them all there. Thank goodness for the heavy suede gloves. Then I began to “build” the wall. Had I ever built a wall before? No. Did I know HOW to build a wall? No. I did know to get the base level (but somehow I didn’t know about gravel and sand), so I dug a trench and got busy. The stone I was using was beautiful red sandstone, but it wasn’t very flat. I had to use a mallet and chisel to “adjust” it to make the wall stable. The wall had a curve almost immediately after the beginning, so it was even more of a challenge – it was a pretty tight curve. So all Mother’s Day weekend, I worked on that wall. I sorted stone, I “adjusted” stone, I stacked stone. And on Sunday about 4 pm, I admitted defeat. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I’d worn clean through the thumbs and one finger of the gloves, and they’d been new when I started. No wonder my hands were sore! An expert finished up the wall for me, but even years later, I thought my part looked better than his. And I didn’t have any wobbly toppers.
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March 14th, 2010 on 6:48 pm
I am a new gardener and am just beginning to figure out weeding, planting, feeding, etc. My mom and dad were never big gardeners, so I’m starting from scratch. I was just out in the yard and have a huge planter (left behind by the former homeowner) filled with different (dead) grasses and went to yank some out without gloves. I got a small, very long, very painful thorn stuck in my thumb. Who knew grasses had thorns?
I would love some of those beautiful gloves. I’m new to your site but cannot wait to learn all things gardening. I live in southeast Texas, and it is a very different climate for growing plants.
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March 14th, 2010 on 8:18 pm
thanks, always looking for quality gloves
March 14th, 2010 on 10:16 pm
For me they’re one of my essential pieces of SNAKE protection in the badlands! And p.s. I have two pairs with holes right now, so am in need
BTW you didn’t persuade me on the balls!
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March 15th, 2010 on 7:56 am
With a woodsy yard, I have frequent encounters with poison ivy. I pay the price if I garden gloveless.
March 15th, 2010 on 10:34 am
Last year, I started gardening and I admit that I did a lot of gardening in ignorance.
I did, however, usually wear gloves.
I discovered some vines that suddenly sprouted in my front garden. I pulled on my gloves and pulled them up, discovering more and more as I went along.
Later that night, my arms started itching.
Poison ivy.
Fortunately, I had it only on my forarms – my gloves saved my hands that day.
March 15th, 2010 on 10:38 am
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March 15th, 2010 on 11:30 am
I was doing some gardening and after digging and patting around in soil I pulled my hand up to find thousands of tiny antlike bugs crawling all over it >.<. terrible terrible thingss
March 15th, 2010 on 11:38 am
Hi Dee, those are really nice gloves. They look like they cover the wrist a little better than some gloves do.
As soon as things dry up a bit outside, I need to start picking up sticks. Gloves are a must, otherwise the fingers will be full of splinters.
Marnie
March 15th, 2010 on 1:53 pm
Dee, I could use some great gloves like that! Thanks.
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March 15th, 2010 on 1:54 pm
Dee, I retweeted, so here’s my second entry. Robin
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March 15th, 2010 on 2:15 pm
I admit, I don’t really have a glove story- nor do I have pretty nails to protect! But I do love Ethel Gloves- mainly because when the rest of me is filthy and grimy from working in the garden, at least my hands look fashionable! And I love that I can toss them in the washing machine!
March 15th, 2010 on 3:58 pm
I should have worn gloves last spring while trimming the trees. I was using Fat Max to cut off a limb when my hand slipped and I sawed acrossed the knuckles of my right hand. Very painful and very hard to explain to hubby…
March 15th, 2010 on 6:22 pm
All too ofter, I forget to wear gloves in the garden. I always regret it when it’s time to clean under my fingernails. Thanks
March 15th, 2010 on 7:30 pm
Anytime I do dishes, my hands are that sensitive!
March 15th, 2010 on 9:17 pm
Many many yrs ago when I was a teen I used to wear these gloves that had the knuckles out on them to drive my Chevelle, I know pretty lame but it was fun back then
March 15th, 2010 on 10:49 pm
Must say I’ve never worn ETHEL gloves, but they sound amazingly comfortable! I always wear gloves for my “yard therapy”. I began gardening about 30 years ago and wearing gloves that fit like your skin make the experience much more pleasurable. Just found your blog tonight—-you go, girl!
March 16th, 2010 on 1:20 am
After a bad storm I decided to pick up all the downed branches and sticks with my bare hands. One particular tree’s branches gave me enough splinters and stings that I never do that anymore without gloves.
March 16th, 2010 on 2:41 am
I just put on my old gloves tonight and they just didn’t do the trick – the elastic around the wrist is a great idea!
March 16th, 2010 on 8:38 am
I just started gardening last year, so I’ve not had a lot of experiences with gloves. However, the one that springs to mind is weeding nettles from a stubborn patch, and they kept pricking my fingers despite the gloves. I guess they weren’t thick enough! I groan when I see them starting to pop up in the corner of the long planter. Hate nettles.
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March 16th, 2010 on 10:44 am
My best glove story is a ‘non-glove’ story where, in a rush to tidy/deadhead my daylilies, I pruned the tip off my left index finger that now looks like a pencil. Warning: always wear gloves! (these gloves look perfect)
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March 16th, 2010 on 10:47 am
We just bought our first home. I am eager to dig into the garden, and this would be a great start. Thanks for the chance.
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March 16th, 2010 on 1:12 pm
Gloves have definitely saved me from poison ivy multiple times – that probably would be a better story if I hadn’t been wearing gloves.
March 16th, 2010 on 3:12 pm
Last year was my first year growing roses. By the end of the year I went through at least 20 dollars worth of cheep gloves. I would love to see what a good pair can stand up to
March 16th, 2010 on 6:33 pm
My husband has always thought I was a “Lucy”, so guess I should wear “Ethel”gloves!
March 16th, 2010 on 9:32 pm
I would love to win these for my mother who loves gardening!
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March 16th, 2010 on 11:33 pm
I really wish I had a pair last year when I was planting my herbs. I had dirt impacted under my nails for at least a day.
March 16th, 2010 on 11:41 pm
The time I’m really glad I was wearing gloves was when I started a new garden and evidently the plot was previously used as a dump. You wouldn’t believe what was buried out there. I found some pretty cool stuff too like an old glass medicine bottle! But mostly I found a lot of old broken glass shards!! Yikes!
March 16th, 2010 on 11:55 pm
I was cleaning brush ou of my flower bed. I picked up a handful of straw. I felt something move in my hand. It was a snake. I/m glad I was wearing gloves.
March 16th, 2010 on 11:56 pm
I should have worn them when I picked roses.
March 17th, 2010 on 12:18 am
I should have worn gloves when I went cucumber picking. They can be a bit prickly!
March 17th, 2010 on 12:44 am
A time I should have worn gloves was when I was washing an extra large batch of dishes and my fingers got extra wrinkly.