Summer-like weather seems to have finally hit the Seattle area, and I for one am cheering wildly! This means, among other things, that I can use my outdoor clothesline once again. The clutter of indoor drying racks gets too much to bear at times. With solar dryer usage getting into full gear, I decided it… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Air Drying
The Realistic Vintage 50s Homemaker
I love the advertisements in vintage 40s and 50s women’s magazines; when domestic goddesses reigned supreme. I especially love laundry-related advertising, because they always make what was a very labor-intensive task back then, very enticing indeed. Almost thrilling! Case in point, the 1949 Duz ad, where the happy homemaker seems positively buzzed with excitement. 😀… Read more »
Hermit Mode and Laundry Drying in Winter
I’ll admit that I become somewhat of a hermit in wintertime. I really believe in responding to seasonal changes, and just going with the gentle flow of what Mother Nature is presenting at any given time. I’m learning to give up complaining about the weather; if there is one thing that you can’t do anything… Read more »
The Thrill of Summer Clotheslines
Since becoming a complete and total air-drying fool several years ago, it’s amazing how the little things thrill me. Now that summer has finally seemed to settle in somewhat in the Seattle area, I have been able to do most of my line drying outside. Yes. On a clothesline! During the loooooooong, rainy winter, spring,… Read more »
It’s Time To Break Out The Solar-Powered Dryer!
I’ve aired my dirty laundry for about 6 years now. Well, actually it’s clean laundry and I air-dry it on either a drying rack or clothesline! Being a “slow dryer” as it were, I often feel as though my whole life is consumed by laundry. Either washing it, hanging it, waiting it for it to… Read more »
A Return to Scented Laundry – aaaaaaah!
If you don’t know it by now, I am a bit of a green-laundry diva. Yes, I admit it. The past five years or so I’ve ditched the dryer, opting for complete air drying with an out door clothesline or indoor drying rack. Since I no longer use the dryer, there is no need for… Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!