Comments on: Laundry in the Sticks http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/ spy into my little life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:10:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michelle Picon http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13809 Michelle Picon Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:05:34 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13809 I love hanging clothes out to dry, but any suggestion on how to prevent the crispiness and sometimes not so fres air smell I love hanging clothes out to dry, but any suggestion on how to prevent the crispiness and sometimes not so fres air smell

]]> By: Liza's Eyeview http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13710 Liza's Eyeview Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:54:44 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13710 Ahhhh... clothes hanging on clotheslines with clothespins - brings back wonderful memories to me too :) Thanks for the post and photos :) Ahhhh… clothes hanging on clotheslines with clothespins – brings back wonderful memories to me too :) Thanks for the post and photos :)

]]> By: Dana http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13700 Dana Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:54:22 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13700 What a nice story. Maybe I should mover our washer outside and free up our laundry room for storage! What a nice story. Maybe I should mover our washer outside and free up our laundry room for storage!

]]> By: ioi http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13692 ioi Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:58:18 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13692 Thank you SAJ. The memories you brought back are priceless. It's neat to see what the Ranch was to visitors. You did a wonderful job portraying the best parts of my childhood accurately. I vaguely remember the rattlesnake cooking... though even I didn't venture to try it. I don't think there were more than three times in my life that my mom actually cooked a rattlesnake. Usually we just chopped them up and fed them to the cats after we'd skinned them. Oh, and the reason you don't remember any washing of laundry.... was because we hauled it all to town and while my mom worked through the mountains of clothes at the laundromat, my siblings and I drove her crazy running and climbing everywhere. Thank you so much for bringing back the good parts of where I grew up! Thank you SAJ. The memories you brought back are priceless. It’s neat to see what the Ranch was to visitors. You did a wonderful job portraying the best parts of my childhood accurately. I vaguely remember the rattlesnake cooking… though even I didn’t venture to try it. I don’t think there were more than three times in my life that my mom actually cooked a rattlesnake. Usually we just chopped them up and fed them to the cats after we’d skinned them. Oh, and the reason you don’t remember any washing of laundry…. was because we hauled it all to town and while my mom worked through the mountains of clothes at the laundromat, my siblings and I drove her crazy running and climbing everywhere. Thank you so much for bringing back the good parts of where I grew up!

]]> By: DeeJay http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13686 DeeJay Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:05:29 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13686 Truly loved this post. Truly loved this post.

]]> By: Marilyn http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13682 Marilyn Fri, 21 Sep 2007 02:11:57 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13682 I have a major THING for clotheslines. If we didn't have the front yard (of our duplex) I'd have one. (If I strung one up, I'm sure the City would be on my *ss in a hurry!) For the first 8 months or so we were in the islands, our washers and dryers (in two different houses) kept breaking...so I did a lot of laundry by hand...and strung up rudimentary clotheslines on the various balconies. I LOVED IT. I'd stand outside pinning laundry to a line, looking out at that blue, blue water and the neighboring islands. It wasn't 'inconvenient'...it was a TREAT! I feel that way reading about laundry at your Mom's. I would totally dig it. :) I have a major THING for clotheslines. If we didn’t have the front yard (of our duplex) I’d have one. (If I strung one up, I’m sure the City would be on my *ss in a hurry!) For the first 8 months or so we were in the islands, our washers and dryers (in two different houses) kept breaking…so I did a lot of laundry by hand…and strung up rudimentary clotheslines on the various balconies. I LOVED IT. I’d stand outside pinning laundry to a line, looking out at that blue, blue water and the neighboring islands. It wasn’t ‘inconvenient’…it was a TREAT! I feel that way reading about laundry at your Mom’s. I would totally dig it. :)

]]> By: Jenna http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13681 Jenna Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:52:50 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13681 That first picture is BEAUTIFUL. That first picture is BEAUTIFUL.

]]> By: Gretchen http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13680 Gretchen Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:06:11 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13680 Growing up, we hung our clothes to dry. Truly, the good old days. Perhaps I should petition the Mister for a clothes line... Growing up, we hung our clothes to dry.

Truly, the good old days.

Perhaps I should petition the Mister for a clothes line…

]]> By: knitterykate http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13679 knitterykate Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:54:55 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13679 You forgot about the horseback riding at dawn and the gazebo slumber parties! You forgot about the horseback riding at dawn and the gazebo slumber parties!

]]> By: bluejaye http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/comment-page-1/#comment-13678 bluejaye Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:19:31 +0000 http://secret-agent-josephine.com/blog/2007/09/19/laundry-in-the-sticks/#comment-13678 We need to hear from Gramma. I think the nastalga is different if you "had" to hang out the laundry. I know my grandma embrased every conveinience as it was available. When I was 3 or 4 I remember when my dad built the first indoor bathroom at our ranch. My mom didn't bring the dryer into the house until after I moved out. We did the wash in the house and then had to carry it out to "the buiding" outside. We need to hear from Gramma. I think the nastalga is different if you “had” to hang out the laundry. I know my grandma embrased every conveinience as it was available. When I was 3 or 4 I remember when my dad built the first indoor bathroom at our ranch. My mom didn’t bring the dryer into the house until after I moved out. We did the wash in the house and then had to carry it out to “the buiding” outside.

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