Have you ever found yourself trudging up your front steps, arms bulging with groceries, and suddenly pondering …
Just how do those picturesque rural women in faraway countries glide over the open ground with loads every bit as bulky on their heads?
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Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
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MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
This seems like to me the perfect set up for debilitating cervical arthritis! I never could understand how the weight would not just compress the vertebrae together over the years. Maybe not? But I have to admit that this Farmgirl is to much of a wimp to think about doing the task!!
I was carrying a bag of clay the other day and my arms couldn’t handle it so I put it on my head, it was just soft enough that my head was quite comfortable and no great balance was required, I just kept my hands up there to steady it. Once I got it down at my destination though my neck, back and chest felt compressed and cramped.
No doubt! How on earth do these women do it?