When you’re a 100% year-round air dryer/clothesline user like myself, one must pay much more attention to the ever-changing weather conditions. Good thing that I’m a bit of a weather geek; I actually like tracking the weather! This comes in handy for determining the ideal conditions and placement of drying the laundry outside, or whether… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Laundry
Rainy Days and Laundry
Take a look at the sky in this picture. This was just taken today from my backyard and has become a constant sight around here day after day. Gray, cloudy, rainy weather has gripped us all spring. Cool temperatures too. There have been a few days of sunshine, which have been glorious, but the dark… Read more »
Let’s Hang Out – National Hanging Out Day is Today!
Today is National Hanging Out Day; a day that was created to show how it is possible to save money and energy by using a clothesline. I’ve washed two loads of laundry already this morning, and they are hanging out on the clothesline. Thankfully it’s a warm sunny day and the rain showers are not… Read more »
More Ever-So-Useful Laundry Hints
I’ve been doing a bit of tweaking to my laundry routine this spring; trying to get it as simple as can be with the best possible results. I now wash everything in cold water. I had been hesitant to do this totally, especially with whites, towels, and sheets. But after experimenting using hot, warm, and… Read more »
A Vintage Clothesline Purse? What Are The Odds?
I delight in the serendipity of thrift store shopping. Those times when I run across something so wonderfully unique, that I take pause to wonder if it was placed there fully intended to be found by me! My latest occurrence was yesterday, while I was looking through the miles and miles of designer fake vinyl… Read more »
Happiness Is A Warm Clothesline
I love finding wacky ads in vintage women’s magazines, especially the laundry soap ads. Take for example, this fabulous DUZ ad from the November 1949 Woman’s Day magazine. It has all the attributes that I love in an ad; colorful drawing, bold lettering, exclamation points, and a wildly happy housewife, ecstatic over her DUZ detergent! … Read more »
I'm Marilyn, and I'm obsessed with vintage clothing, thrift stores, clotheslines, and Chanel. Welcome to my down-to-earth world!
