tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post3787191615000547620..comments2024-01-11T22:42:27.863+11:00Comments on Matron Down Under: But I Still Don't Do IroningAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-77744811701581685832009-02-03T14:51:00.000+11:002009-02-03T14:51:00.000+11:00Thanks, guys! I'm also finding that, at least now ...Thanks, guys! I'm also finding that, at least now in summer, things are drying way faster outside than in the dryer. And frankly, in a house without A/C, I'm reluctant to turn on any heat-producing machine. (Including the oven, which decreases my virtuous-housewife quotient, I suppose!)<BR/><BR/>Jody, don't fret--I don't think I'll get to the DIY baby wipes stage! Life is just too short. :) And don't get me started on how I miss baby Gap! That's another post.<BR/><BR/>Sara, go for it! But start small, that's what I'm doing.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-45526842177922992102009-02-03T14:43:00.000+11:002009-02-03T14:43:00.000+11:00You know, now that I think about it, I already DO ...You know, now that I think about it, I already DO hang a lot to dry--anything I don't want to shring or fade. A lot of knits really. I just do it in my house. So maybe this wouldn't be that big a leap. <BR/><BR/>You're challenging me to up my game, Ame!Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-79489533843164435882009-02-03T13:56:00.000+11:002009-02-03T13:56:00.000+11:00I enjoyed reading your description of how pleasant...I enjoyed reading your description of how pleasant hanging the laundry can be. I remember how the sun-dried sheets smelled when I took them down. Hanging the laundry was one of my childhood chores. Less pleasant was running outside to quickly gather them when it started to rain. In the days before dryers, we draped the wet clothes over the furniture. Good on ya', Amy !delainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519073646760104147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-64178986631839927082009-02-03T13:01:00.000+11:002009-02-03T13:01:00.000+11:00This was a great encouragement to me. I bought the...This was a great encouragement to me. I bought the clothesline and the supplies last Summer. Ya. And that was the end of the story.<BR/><BR/>Maybe this year is the year!<BR/><BR/>Plus, on your whites, the sun is like a bleach booster, right?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-56169709598203462652009-02-03T03:32:00.000+11:002009-02-03T03:32:00.000+11:00I miss your writing, this is awesome!I hang about ...I miss your writing, this is awesome!<BR/><BR/>I hang about 70% of my clothes for two reasons:<BR/>1) Color lasts infinitely longer (esp w/cotton)<BR/>2) It doesn't shrink<BR/><BR/>However, one trick my very virtuous mother taught me was to stick the items in the dryer for roughly 5 mins to remove the wrinkles "and then" hang dry. It's the best of both worlds.Crystal Keilers, that's me.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11259348270961318431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-62546399181636106092009-02-03T02:51:00.000+11:002009-02-03T02:51:00.000+11:00Uh-Oh. Girl, you're becoming almost completely do...Uh-Oh. Girl, you're becoming almost completely domesticated. Pretty soon you'll want to start making your own baby wipes out of paper towels and sewing your own jumpers. Here's the link to babyGap. www.babyGap.com. I hope you can access that from the other side of the world. It's for your own good and the good of the precious little life inside of you. <BR/><BR/>If not, I might have to send you something with your Christmas card that I STILL HAVEN'T MAILED!!!!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16293426025867948610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-83678699371439005072009-02-02T13:55:00.000+11:002009-02-02T13:55:00.000+11:00Okay, so now you're a perfect mixture of a virtuou...Okay, so now you're a perfect mixture of a virtuous housewife, Aretha, C.S. Lewis, and Mark Twain? I can see it.<BR/><BR/>But I'm not sold on the idea of hanging the clothes out. I mean, it sure as heck sounds more ecologically responsible. And cheaper. But the taking wet clothes out to the yard and hanging them up? Hmmm. I'm not that virtuous yet.<BR/><BR/>Also, and interesting for folks who live in an HOA-controlled neighborhood like mine, I remember reading that in a lot of towns, there's a problem because many HOA's prohibit clotheslines. I guess 'cause they think they look disheveled. But people are raising a ruckus about it, so maybe this will become more common in my neck of the woods.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-78440014796512723602009-02-02T08:17:00.000+11:002009-02-02T08:17:00.000+11:00You've inspired me, my friend! The feel of the da...You've inspired me, my friend! The feel of the damp clothes upon my cheek...I think I'm gonna send my husband to Walmart to get us hundreds of feet of clothesline! :) (notice the "I think"..I'm being a little noncommital here..)Life on The Rowland Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966045635904433527noreply@blogger.com