many would look at me and shake their head
when I shared.
Ironed for 5 children and my husband. His shirts for years I enjoyed ironing to perfection.
Not a wrinkle, all clothes lined up and I would view proudly.
Married 63 years ago, lived in Michigan in a very small home with a basement,
washing machine with a roller to extract water, water into the tub to save water and reuse,
clothes hung on a line in that basement.
Oh my
I smile as the memory comes to mind.
Some homes later I hung on a clothesline outside, oh how I loved doing this, seeing the
clothes, sheets blowing in the breeze.
Later moved to the upscale homes and you dared not having a clothes line outside.
Found myself solo, built and remodeled a number of homes, aways a clothesline if not contested.
My country cottage built 10 years ago the home I drew the plan for, the simplest and I love the most I immediately put up my clothesline. Several years ago had to stop hanging outdoors on a small slant of the land for health reasons, feared falling.
I still hang some items outside on a rack on the deck. Love the smell of sunshine on
clothes.
For several years the ironing board in the upstairs storage room, this is where I would iron
on rainy days.
Missing my ironing board
I requested helper to bring it downstairs
placed it at the end of the
surely out of place
but I do not care
last week I ironed 10 items
on a rainy day
and what a joy
I found doing it.
8 comments:
I used to iron a lot, but since the farmer has retired from teaching and wears work shirts, not so much. My daughter and I are the only people in our community who use an outside clothesline. Indeed sunshine and a breeze are the best fabric softeners. It makes me happy to know you feel like ironing again ~ just don't over do it. ;)
I have hung out laundry to dry since being a newly wed, except for a very short period of time when we found and used a stackable washer/dryer. Took forever to dry and the meter was spinning like crazy. I love the scent of line dried laundry and actually enjoy the process of hanging and taking down. There is something so satisfying and relaxing in doing that.
I need to iron a stack of tops, I keep procrastinating. ;-)
Have a lovely Easter dear Ernestine ~ FlowerLady
I used to love to iron, but now I hate to take the time. I grew up with clothes hanging outside and the smell of clothing from the sun and fresh air is incomparable. I do miss that!!
I love this post so much. We have talked about the subject of ironing and hanging clothes outside before, and I so love hearing other people enjoy it, too. Alas, I can no longer hang my clothes outside because of rules in the neighborhood, but I sure love doing it when I visit LM's house, and we always sleep on air dried sheets!
So happy you are ironing!!
Happy Easter.
As much as you are able, do the things you love.
I always loved hanging clothes outside and ironing them.
The girls little dresses with their tiny puff sleeves.
My husband Army uniforms--creases sharp as could be.
I even ironed sheets and of course, pillow cases.
I truly loved being a housewife and mother.
I was pleased to give up ironing as didn’t really have time with working and classes when n college and work after I graduated. Did enjoy hanging out sheets, also cloth diapers for babies when we lived in Ariz. I recall Mom had a mangle she used for flatwear — could sit down to iron.
I like to iron, have since I was a young girl. Now I have the luxury of having the ironing board up all the time in my sewing room. It's hard to sew without an iron at hand. I hung clothes and sheets out for many years but haven't had room at this house for the last 12 years. I hang most things up on an inside line and a drying rack, but they lack that wonderful smell of sunshine.
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