My mother ALWAYS used the clothesline, even in the winter. We HAD to hang miles and miles (at least it seemed that way) of clothes out . . . they'd freeze and not dry. So we had to take them down and hang them all around in the house. I hang my clothes on the 8 ft. "game fence" that runs right across in front of my house. It's a fence that my dad put around the fruit orchard to keep the deer out. It make a wonderful clothes "line" as I can hang things in rows under each other if they are short. I LOVE THE SMELL OF CLOTHES DRIED OUTSIDE . . . in the country air!!! CJ
Very Nice blog! Love the chicken pictures too. Also the clotheslines. Amazing how little things make us happy. Things our grandparents would think were normal everyday life. have a super day!
Memories: hanging the clothes, moving the stick as the line sagged. Gramma was harsh if we let the clothes drag on the ground. I have kept a wooden drying rack for winter or porch drying when the rain made the line unusable. It costs so little to use the clothesline. There is nothing like the smell of clean sheets fresh off the line. mmmm
i live in an area with an hoa currently. if we have clothes lines they cant be permenet and everything is regulated. the clothsline issue is something people have been fighting for though
I don't know what I would do without my clothesline! I have a drying rack for socks and undergarments that I sit in the sun on the porch. The rest of my clothing waves in the breeze for all to see. I rather like how it looks myself. I don't quite understand why it is such a problem for some people.
Contact Alexander Lee at Project Laundry list (laundrylist.org). He might be able to help you and your neighbors. Excellent organization and he's taken his crusade on the road this month.
Good luck with your right to dry!
Catherine
quote:Originally posted by Miss2Missus
i live in an area with an hoa currently. if we have clothes lines they cant be permenet and everything is regulated. the clothsline issue is something people have been fighting for though
Crazy Clothesline Controversy!
Posted - Aug 17 2009 : 5:34:01 PM
