The Outhouse Experience

Outhouse at the Lawson farm

      Bathroom paper is important.  Even so, having a commode is more important.  I found that to be true when for two years and with four children, my family lived without one.  It had been replaced by an outhouse.  Our outhouse had unique features.  One, it had accommodations for two people.  Many times, I brightened it up with a vase of flowers between the two holes.  Another feature happened to be a cut out of a half-moon in the top of the door. That made the nighttime visits nicer.  Bleach and lime helped keep it as clean as any hospital surgery room.  We always had a flashlight with us in order to see the orange spot on the underside of black widow spiders.  Now that we are blessed, once again, with indoor plumbing, toilet paper has become our number one priority when we visit that special place.

Discrete Decisions

Going to the store for toilet paper seems like a simple task.

The main thing is to get enough and make it last.

When your plumbing is broken and you don't know where to go,

Buying paper isn't that important or at least it doesn't seem so.

 Make your choice of paper be it pink, white, or blue.

The discrete decision you make, is really up to you.

                                 Patricia Westbrook