tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post449979264914198620..comments2024-03-27T21:51:24.656-04:00Comments on Chat with Vera: Remembering: Clothes on the clothes lineVera Godleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-63866648080972795242014-02-15T06:32:26.138-05:002014-02-15T06:32:26.138-05:00I use my clothes line as much as possible. I don&#...I use my clothes line as much as possible. I don't use it much in the winter but in the spring, summer and fall I was laundry according to the weather. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04701402648893999479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-33578971786150177462014-02-03T22:39:39.950-05:002014-02-03T22:39:39.950-05:00My grandma still has a wringer washer. She is 90 y...My grandma still has a wringer washer. She is 90 years old. She has a drier but hates to use it. She loves to hang clothes on the line. They do smell good. I hope she is using her dryer this winter with below zero temps and all the snow. kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you!Kristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15812730250697992433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-17909936364062291032014-01-31T09:32:47.995-05:002014-01-31T09:32:47.995-05:00I think that sheets on the clothes line became my ...I think that sheets on the clothes line became my hiding spot so often when I was growing up and I remember pretending they were my castle and at times, my boats, we did not have a lot of toys but had a wonderful imagination. I do remember growing up that the smell of line dryed sheets was wonderful, but line dried towels were stiff. Thanks for such memories.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280206522876302385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-52593029174150366442014-01-29T16:15:05.366-05:002014-01-29T16:15:05.366-05:00Nothing smells fresher than sheets dried on a clot...Nothing smells fresher than sheets dried on a clothesline in the height of summer!D Cheatlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454560157671600877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-80701738570193879712013-10-08T22:58:10.862-04:002013-10-08T22:58:10.862-04:00My mother washed one day each week. It was a huge...My mother washed one day each week. It was a huge job and I remember the organization. Whites were on the outside for sun bleaching. colors were hung on the inside so they were shielded. Thanks for the memories there. I've always had a washer/dryer and no desire for a clothesline. While others love that fresh scent ... we have allergies. No desire to coat our sheets in pollen that would drive us crazy. My mother had asthma and hayfever issues in the fall. I have wondered how much being out in the pollen made her issues worse. bettycdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861171877567396656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-75547465148483719192013-10-08T17:28:51.768-04:002013-10-08T17:28:51.768-04:00laundry day is easy now compared to yesterday I re...laundry day is easy now compared to yesterday I remember going to my aunts house on laundry day and thought it was fun but for them it was work they had a old ringer washer and that thing was worklmurley2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/03805258574679077591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-46428252149645435452013-10-08T15:25:53.315-04:002013-10-08T15:25:53.315-04:00When I grew up with my grandma we never had a drye...When I grew up with my grandma we never had a dryer. We always hung our clothes outside to dry in the sun. My grandma still has a clothes line, but now that I have moved out I have a dryer. I do miss the clothes line sometimes, it just seems so much more natural to hang them out in the sun.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686445302007932856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-13554621182333201962013-10-08T13:16:24.017-04:002013-10-08T13:16:24.017-04:00I still hang laundry out, which is one advantage o...I still hang laundry out, which is one advantage of living in the country. You just can't get that type of freshness from your dryer.Cindi Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11829227412728712321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-52202514391259932612013-10-08T09:29:10.177-04:002013-10-08T09:29:10.177-04:00I can't even imagine! I complain about doing l...I can't even imagine! I complain about doing laundry and its nothing compared to what it once was!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487039221186728081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-38783097954939148412013-10-08T09:20:03.034-04:002013-10-08T09:20:03.034-04:00One of my most fond memories of childhood is the s...One of my most fond memories of childhood is the smell and feel of sheets that had been line dried - I just had no idea as a child how much work was involved in getting that wonderful feel and smell. When I think about how difficult things were for our mothers and grandmothers, just to do their laundry, it makes me feel a little spoiled. We should never complain about doing laundry - we have it very easy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855137187963485478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-89374435721162303922013-10-03T07:35:41.592-04:002013-10-03T07:35:41.592-04:00I grew up with my mother and grandmother always ha...I grew up with my mother and grandmother always hanging the laundry out to dry! Loved the smell! We moved into an association a few years ago, and sadly I am not allowed to hang my laundry out to dry anymore.Karolyn Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-82626759045917642772013-10-02T18:52:03.293-04:002013-10-02T18:52:03.293-04:00We had a huge clothesline with a family of 6.I am ...We had a huge clothesline with a family of 6.I am the oldest so guess what!? I was the only one who could reach!! My sister would fold. Told my husband when we bought our house that I'd love a clothesline,hasn't happened yet...Missy Schutzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06549269324188795202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-42379831626318431182013-10-02T11:29:11.635-04:002013-10-02T11:29:11.635-04:00I love this post! My mom used clothes-lines and I...I love this post! My mom used clothes-lines and I use them now. It's just something about the feel and the smell of dry outside clothes that make me happy, especially during winter months. Yes, it takes longer that dryer but it's much better for your clothes and save you money tooGalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967965588274549105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-72578846307429857532013-10-02T06:26:58.489-04:002013-10-02T06:26:58.489-04:00I love using a clothesline. Peaceful at times, but...I love using a clothesline. Peaceful at times, but convenience of a dryer is awesomeness!HurleyHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09729611718670529144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-71832369723643307882013-09-27T04:25:03.512-04:002013-09-27T04:25:03.512-04:00My mother always hung clothes up outside when I wa...My mother always hung clothes up outside when I was growing up - never wanted a dryer, just thought clothes should be dried outside. While I appreciated the outdoor smell on the clothes, because of the other problems you mentioned, I would rather have had a dryer. Years later - as she aged- she decided to get a dryer, & that is all she uses now.bontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02852536941656729576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-8802739916252542842013-09-26T21:11:03.152-04:002013-09-26T21:11:03.152-04:00I still hang my clothes outside. I don't hang...I still hang my clothes outside. I don't hang them out once the snow flies though. I'm just not that dedicated to it, lolD Cheatlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454560157671600877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-81548949804557214572013-09-26T10:29:52.237-04:002013-09-26T10:29:52.237-04:00I still have my mother's clothes pin bag - inc...I still have my mother's clothes pin bag - including some clothes pins - that she made herself and used. It is a treasure of mine since Mom is gone now, but I fondly remember her using it (and I used it when I visited her). She continued to hang clothes outside until she was 87.Vera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-30989128696119179692013-09-26T09:25:41.410-04:002013-09-26T09:25:41.410-04:00My mother and grandmother also had clothespin bags...My mother and grandmother also had clothespin bags that were similar to aprons but with extra large pockets. No need for those these days for most people.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537028345051367149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-15899722518348594832013-09-26T09:10:39.310-04:002013-09-26T09:10:39.310-04:00My mother never hung clothes out on a clothes line...My mother never hung clothes out on a clothes line and only used the dryer. However, I did notice the crisp smell on sheets when I went to a friend's house who had a mom that hung sheets out on the clothes line. The sheets were clean but her mom was trying to embarrass her because she wet the bed (we were in junior high).Emihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17928381603385856463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-34654602213633960212013-09-25T21:37:20.976-04:002013-09-25T21:37:20.976-04:00I do remember, when I was very young, that my moth...I do remember, when I was very young, that my mother had a wringer washer. I remember helping put the clothes through the ringer--first from the washing machine and then she'd swing the ringer around and we'd put the clothes from the rinse tub through the ringer a second time into the clothes basket. That changed, when my baby sister was born. My parents bought a new washer and dryer. In nice weather, however, after my sister was no longer a tiny baby, my mother still hung clothes on the line to dry.KayMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972922396306756344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-58518758984225093592013-08-09T06:50:08.386-04:002013-08-09T06:50:08.386-04:00I used a Maytag wringer washer for the first few y...I used a Maytag wringer washer for the first few years of my marriage. I loved it. I would wheel it to the kitchen sink, open the windows, and do the wash. Then I would hang it out in the back yard. I would love to have one again.Lori Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-40344917809585520852013-08-04T15:55:44.719-04:002013-08-04T15:55:44.719-04:00my grandmother still uses a clothes line to hang d...my grandmother still uses a clothes line to hang dry her clothes we have a dryer now but it takes forever and probably so much more energyHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686445302007932856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-76377202255780221302013-07-31T13:31:11.361-04:002013-07-31T13:31:11.361-04:00Kmcgrew213 - Yes, clothes hung outside to dry have...Kmcgrew213 - Yes, clothes hung outside to dry have a clean, fresh smell that can not be replicated with fragrances infused in softeners and detergents. Of course, if they are not clean (washed well, they won't smell as nice. There is simply a distinct different in sheets, towels, pillow cases hung outside. They might be a mite stiffer, but the fragrance is so fresh. I do not have a clothes line any longer, either, but I remember with great fondness climbing into bed of an evening and the linens would be so fresh!<br /><br />Also, some of us refer to "sunshine" as God's bleach. Clothes hung outside in the sun have a nice brilliance to them. :)Vera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-86478392083258461732013-07-31T12:40:24.781-04:002013-07-31T12:40:24.781-04:00i do not hang outdoors, i do not have the room. do...i do not hang outdoors, i do not have the room. do you notice that the smell of the clothes is better outside or in the dryer?kmcgrew213https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049838250939678753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5811895298125323943.post-25102344806835558942013-07-25T18:53:58.331-04:002013-07-25T18:53:58.331-04:00Dorothy, when we first married we bought a wringer...Dorothy, when we first married we bought a wringer washer because we had to pay extra rent if we had an automatic. Every dollar counted! But they were a chore to use. Of course washing clothes was a bit of a chore anyway, but nothing compared to the time prior to washing machines. My husbands mother washed over a tub in the backyard and heated the water in the tub over a fire. Now that was hard!Vera Godleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00511948370346834218noreply@blogger.com