Life was very busy over the last two weeks, Wilbur had a night in hospital with breathing problems a lot better now but it's scary when things go wrong and they are so young, I stayed with clemmy, she was very good but a bit quite, missing her brother I think, she was very excited when he came home.The twins and their parents went on a weekend away to Melbourne, their first plane flight.
I had no photos on my camera this week so I have nothing to show you.
But you can answer a question for me I have watched a lot of house hunting shows on TV last week and over the last couple of months in all the American shows and a lot of the international homes they do not have outdoor clothes lines do they all have dryers, I love my clothes to dry outside but a dryer is handy if it rains.
Well that's it for now see you later.
Merle............
.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
-
I awoke this morning to the smell of bushfires, thinking the house was on fire I had a good look around and couldn't find any thing am...
Hari OM
ReplyDelete...when I visited the US and Canada, they definitely had outside drying... and here in the UK it is definitely the case... however, our long, cold and wet weathers tend to require an inside drying facility also. Not necessarily driers (though lots of folk do use them - yuk) but airers and 'pulleys'; ceiling-suspended lines.
Did that help? &*> Hope Wilbur comes good. YAM xx
I once owned a dryer but never used it much but it was handy for nappies many years ago.
DeleteMerle..............
Hello, I smile every time I open your blog and see your twin grandchildren. They are adorable. I am glad Wilbur is ok, that is scary. I see both clothes lines and most of our neighbors have dryers. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week ahead.
ReplyDeleteIt would be good to own both.
DeleteMerle..........
A washer and dryer are typical American laundry possessions. However, folks are taking back the outdoors, too. Carrying laundry outdoors was not convenient at the old house, because the yard went completely downhill. So, I put an umbrella line in the corner of the deck and dried my clothes there. In very rural areas you see lots and lots of clotheslines. They weren't installed by the builder.
ReplyDeleteMine is a do it yourself job too we once had a hills hoist but in those days we owned 3 dogs and we both worked all day they were bored so we tired two ropes one on each side so they could run round and round silly idea the clothesline was in bits in a few weeks.
DeleteMerle..........
Glad to hear Wilbur is better. That must have been very scary for you all (and particularly Clemmie).
ReplyDeleteA dryer is useful, but I much prefer the scent of sun-dried clothes when I can.
It was scary, sun dried clothes do have a lovely smell and the feel is different too.
DeleteMerle..........
I believe some cities in the US banned outdoor clothes lines because they were judged to be unsightly.
ReplyDeleteStrange I like the sight of clothes flapping in the wind but I might be a bit odd.
DeleteMerle...........
Just love seeing those darling twins, Merle. They sure are little darlings. So glad the one who was sick is better now. God bless both of them and all of you! Susan p.s. How is Barb?
ReplyDeleteBarb is doing well but still not allowed to walk around she has cracks in her knee so must rest and stay off her leg.
DeleteMerle...........
It's good the little one is alright now, and agree it's not pleasant when things go wrong.
ReplyDeleteWould miss a clothes line as I personally like my clothes to dry in the breeze but realise it's not practical in some places.
Like Andrew said, at one time outdoor clotheslines were banned, now I'm glad to see them returning, although on TV shows I see people pulling piles of clothes out of the washer and dumping them straight into the dryer. I prefer line drying, but our backyard clotheslines don't get sunshine for long enough, they're always covered in spiderwebs which I have to clean off each time and too often someone else gets their stuff out before me, so I have several airing racks in the back porch and dry my clothes there. It takes longer and they don't get that sunshine smell, but I avoid using the dryer as much as I can.
ReplyDeleteP.S. glad Wilbur is okay now.
ReplyDeleteI am really sorry for the breathing problem of little Angel my friend!
ReplyDeleteGlad that he is fine now.
My younger sons are not twins though they still feel sad if get away from each other
so sorry to hear of the health scare,, glad to hear things are better,, I always dried my clothes outside, I didn't have an electric clothes drier so had no choice, but now we live in an apartment we aren't allowed to hang our clothes out to dry on our balconies, but I still do dry some clothing on a rack, I find our clothes last longer when not dried in the drier all the time. Continued good health to little Wilbur,, I love that name!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat was really scary with the baby in the hospital. I am glad he is doing better now.
ReplyDeleteIn many subdivisions in the USA there are ordinances against having an outdoor clothesline. Some people find it takes away from the ambiance of the neighborhood.
I have a clothesline and love it- especially for my sheets and linens. xo Diana
Glad to hear the little one is feeling better! A bit scary for the new parents, I am sure. Here in the country, everyone has a clothes-line. I want one badly - it's on the list. I used to have one when my children were small and I remember hanging rows of cloth diapers on the line whenever the sun was shining. On rainy days I had to hang them upstairs on lines in the bedrooms. Oh, those were the days......before pampers. xx Karen
ReplyDeleteMost houses in the U.S. have a washer and dryer, but a lot of people have a portable clothes rack that can go outside to dry clothes if they need to. We have one of those but we don't have a yard so we use it inside the house. Clothes lines aren't as common here as they used to be.
ReplyDelete