I air-dry all of my laundry, so I’m a bit biased, but I believe that the clothesline is the best way to care for clothing, especially vintage clothing. When you think about it, the dryer is a quite recent invention, coming into wide usage in the 1950s and 60s. Before that time all drying was… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Vintage
A Clothesline Is Needed At The White House! (And In Your Backyard!)
I am quite passionate about my clothesline and air-drying in the sense that it’s best for my clothes and the environment. I love the aesthetics, simple beauty and act of hanging my laundry. I guess I’ve been blissfully unaware, until recently, that this simple process is quite controversial in several states and in many HOA’s,… Read more »
Summer Linen and Crystal Stick
I’m trying a couple of new things with the advent of (the long awaited!) summer weather. The transition from cold to hot weather is always a bit of a quandary for me. One day I’m wearing wool socks, boots, jeans and a cashmere turtleneck; the next I’m madly scrambling for my summer wear! It just… Read more »
Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe!
Today is Marilyn Monroe’s birthday; she would have been 83 years old. What is weird and wonderful to me is that it is my birthday too 🙂 I have always been fascinated by the fact that not only do we share a name, we share a birthday. I always tease my mom that she named… Read more »
The Push Reel Mower and I
I must confess that lawn mowing is one of my least favorite activities. If I had my way I’d let the grass grow wild and waist high, but I do live in a neighborhood where keeping the lawn looking presentable is an honorable activity – so I mow. I do like to keep a modicum… Read more »
The Poignancy of Vintage Perfume
I have bottles and bottles of lovely perfume on my dresser. So many, that I don’t even know what kinds I have collected over the years. What can I say? I love perfume! There is nothing so evocative as the smell of a fine perfume. It seems to touch the depths of memory and evoke… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!