I love a washing line full of washing.
There seems to be only me & my neighbour that puts washing on the line.
I am really fussy about mine & don’t like colours to clash next to each other....
My sister went to France, they have a cottage there & she sent me this photo, I love it!
Three good things:
1. Our buyer is coming round next Friday to discuss stuff & have another look. I’m going to see if she wants pretty much all the stuff we don’t want!! 🤣🤣🤣
2. I‘ve been keeping our visiting cat company all afternoon, that’s my excuse anyway! We have been sitting all afternoon watching Selling Sunset.
3. Chicken & chips for supper.
Yes nothing better than clothes lined dried washing. I have a long line like this.. But at the moment FG is hanging it.. have to turn a blind eye with things twisted and wrong colours together..
I too love this picture. I always dry my washing outside whenever I can, in fact I've dried two loads outside today. It always smells so nice when it's been outside.
@julzmaioro Oh that makes me laugh Julz...it drives me mad when Harry hangs the washing as never pulls things straight! They hang there all wrinkled up when all he needs to do is pull them straight! It’s not hard to see is it? 🥺
@joansmor@susiemc I don’t have a drier so all my washing goes outside unless it’s a wet day....sometimes they dry completely other times I have to hang them on the Aga drying racks.
Oh, I see I have several soul sisters. I no longer have a clothesline and that is the thing I miss most since moving. I remember feeling like an artist when I hung out our wash. The colors, sizes, and multiples were arranged with utmost concern with how it would look from the road. How my life has changed in the last sixty years!
Nice pic. We don’t have a drier so everything goes on the line. I must admit I’m not too fussy about matching colours etc. we have a line in the carport to use during the winter and it works well. It’s interesting to see the discussion here.
I must say I love the lovely fresh smell of the washing being dried on the wshing line but must admit that I use the dryer most of the time these days not out of choice but out of necessity as its too painful to lift up the washing to the line ! But I love it when the washing danced merrily in the winds !
@essiesue@beryl Well I’m thinking when we move & probably have no Aga I said to Harry I want a drier in the utility room this time....I’m not having wet washing draped in my new family room!
@pinkpaintpot@carolmw I do love to see mine out but we are a dying breed...I can quite see it’s more convenient to use the dryer if you’re out at work all day but for us at home no bother if you have a garden!
I used to hang washing out but with so much wind it was more like a battle. The washing used to fly off the land and we would be recovering pillowcases from the nearby bush or neighbours! A dryer that is modern and economical is a blessing!
@onewing Our washing line is a Hills Hoist too a Babs! We have two & they are amazing. One of them sadly needs attention as the wires are loose but the other one is perfect. We are giving the very large one to a nephew & the other smaller one is going for repair.
@judithg Hi Judith, lovely to see you on here...I’m still chatting away in 365 ....I find it therapeutic & there’s always someone to agree or disagree ........Definitely reminds me what I’ve been up to everyday but the photo quality has declined I think....I miss your super pictures although of course still on FB. I will no doubt be chronicling our refurb over the next few months so will have plenty of subjects! There is much to do but I’m excited! Xx
@maggiemae Yes I think dryers have come on a long way...I do love the fluffiness of a heated dry piece of washing....I will no doubt become too lazy to hang mine out in a bit....but that’s ok, I’ve done my bit. Winter will be easier although I won’t have the sheets I have when I was doing b&b.
@louannwarren I was relieved when she asked as they had a survey on Thursday & I was slightly worried....I doubt they have had the result yet although they have seen last years buyers one...it can’t be much different to that but it’s a step along the way.
I loved this photo....it’s very rustic isn’t it....my sister & her husband haven’t been to La Bove for months so the grass was overgrown & she had all the rugs & covers out in the line, they are now in quarantine.
Ha ha, I hope they do want all the things you don't want to take! That would be perfect.
I had to smile at your OCD on the colours on the washing line. Brilliant!
@louannwarren Really never heard of that before. Mind you I dont think it’s that usual here but I want to meet them as we have things to discuss re curtains etc if they want them, I don’t so i don’tt mind leaving things like that but will remove if they prefer.
Great shot! I often find myself matching the colour of the clothes pegs when hanging out the washing! Maybe I'm fussed than I think lol! Hope all goes well with your house.
So funny to see clothes "on the line". We began our married life (40+ years ago) hanging wash on the line, but when children came, we quickly purchased a dryer.
You struck a great chord here Pat!! If you can hang clothes to dry in fresh air it is just a delight!!! Love the 'make do' washing line in the rural setting. I think in parts of rural Scotland even garden fences have been used in this way!!
I'm a bit of a 'sorted laundry' person I must admit!! Makes it easier for putting away later........well maybe!!!
September 1st, 2020
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Love how the clothes prop is a tree branch.
I loved this photo....it’s very rustic isn’t it....my sister & her husband haven’t been to La Bove for months so the grass was overgrown & she had all the rugs & covers out in the line, they are now in quarantine.
I had to smile at your OCD on the colours on the washing line. Brilliant!
I'm a bit of a 'sorted laundry' person I must admit!! Makes it easier for putting away later........well maybe!!!