Hands are often mentioned in poetry and are a symbol of our industriousness and creativity.
Hands...as I type this post I am taking a look at my own hands.
Hands that have experienced quite a bit in life but hopefully have much more to experience and contribute. Hands that I have been told are one of my pretty features and yet also show my earned life experience. Hands that allow me to create and nurture.
Hands that long to be held by a loved one.
Hands that could use extra moisturizer and a manicure!
My hands... I'm grateful for them for through them I can connect here with friends and learn about new places, ideas, people, projects and creations.
During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and during the Regency era, gloves and gauntlets (fingerless gloves) were worn for adornment as well as practical purposes. They were a vital part of a well-dressed ladies wardrobe. Gloves were always worn in public. Queen Elizabeth I was notorious for taking off her gloves to show her beautiful hands. Ladies wore the gauntlets in order to protect their hands and still enable them to do needlework or write.
My gauntlets or fingerless mitts as they are now known keep my hands warm while typing, texting, and driving. Vocabulary ladies of the past would wonder what we were talking about. They are pink and have jewels. I think the ladies of past era's would be proud of me.
Take care of your hands and enjoy all they do for you.
~Tanya
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