tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post6785658659491092653..comments2024-03-29T00:56:02.342-05:00Comments on Keeping It Cozy: The Scent of SunshineKeeping It Cozyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965725519532000901noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-58042305390600748472012-09-11T20:24:32.188-05:002012-09-11T20:24:32.188-05:00Great blog you have here! Clothesline....yes, I h...Great blog you have here! Clothesline....yes, I have one and have always had one. I'm finding that the new clothespins aren't so great, but I found one brand that my local grocery store carries (because I asked them) -- Diamond brand. Good gripping!<br /><br />Because we have so much wind here, I am always checking the wind direction and I hang my clothes with the wind so that they aren't slapping me in the face when I pin them onto the line. Little things.<br /><br />JodyGumbo Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02747138637571716591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-11575724056204121892012-09-08T18:15:19.556-05:002012-09-08T18:15:19.556-05:00Ahhhh....the scent of sunshine, the warmth of the ...Ahhhh....the scent of sunshine, the warmth of the sun, the gentle breezes, the songs of the birds in the trees. I love my clothesline. Mom always hung laundry out all year long. We have a picture of a great snow fort we built back into a drift, and there in the background is a line full of laundry freeze drying. <br /><br />Now, we have a clothesline that I love. I agree; there's nothing like the smell of clothes dried on the line. I love seeing laundry gently fluttering in the breeze and love the smell that comes no other way. <br /><br />As children, we had a lot of wonderful fun with the clothesline and pins, too. Mom would drape an old blanket or sheet across the line and stake it with old peg type clothespins for a great tent/hideout. I remember when I was quite young playing with the pins, pinning them all the way around the galvanized bucket mom kept her pins in. When dad poured the cement for the posts, he had us put our hand in to make an impression and then wrote our name and age. <br /><br />Now, we have a clothespin bag my husband's great aunt made us for a wedding gift. It's faded and worn from years of use, and the fabrics and trim never totally matched anyway, but it's a treasured memory of her care for us. Adinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06107106437368013577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-1179094358745917972012-09-02T00:30:43.086-05:002012-09-02T00:30:43.086-05:00What beautiful pictures of sunshine and the outdoo...What beautiful pictures of sunshine and the outdoors. Your laundry looks beautiful hanging there. And your little helpers....well they just make it all the sweeter.<br /><br />~CinnamonCinnamonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641108808868060406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-3875803706634377772012-08-31T21:27:37.679-05:002012-08-31T21:27:37.679-05:00Oh mercy.
I can almost smell the laundry on the ...Oh mercy. <br /><br />I can almost smell the laundry on the summer breeze. <br /><br />This is simply perfect in every good and Country Living way {CONGRATULATIONS!!!}<br /><br />Your man did a fine job on your line. Making the decision to add more than one line on those posts was a smart thing to do;-)<br /><br />My line is ten years old and could use a makeover. I hang my diapers from my porch and my clothes on the line and I love...LOVE every moment I stand pinning them to the line. I'm taken aback when life was simple and time was sweet. <br /><br />Love this post and and the one up top and I'm heading to vote for you friend!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16310718367078901030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-4848282819647869252012-08-31T21:08:54.920-05:002012-08-31T21:08:54.920-05:00My mother didn't have a clothes dryer until we...My mother didn't have a clothes dryer until we were in high school, so we grew up hanging clothes outside "properly". We live in northern MN and even hung the sheets out during the freezing winter weather. Yes, they do dry in the cold. And I agree. There is nothing better than snuggling into bedding that has dried outdoors in the fresh air. I still hang all my bedding outside to dry.<br /><br />*Old blankets and sheets can be hung over the clotheslines to create magical tents for the kiddies to play in.Vickie @ Ranger 911https://www.blogger.com/profile/12847126296813987337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-47879322323084423912012-08-31T16:26:39.277-05:002012-08-31T16:26:39.277-05:00Hi Andrea!
First off, ***CONGRATULATIONS*** on be...Hi Andrea!<br /><br />First off, ***CONGRATULATIONS*** on being nominated as a Country Living Blue Ribbon Blogger!!! I went to the site to vote for my friend Cassie (of Primitive and Proper) in the decorating category just a few minutes ago. And lo and behold, there was Keeping It Cozy in lifestyle! I'm absolutely thrilled for you and will cast my vote daily as I simply adore your blog. I'm rooting for you! <br /><br />As for this post--I aspire to having line-dried laundry. We didn't always dry laundry outside growing up, but we had a clothesline and I do remember helping my mom hang out wash as a kid. The fragrance of sun-dried laundry is truly marvelous, though I do remember everything being stiff, so I'll need to read up on how to prevent that. :)<br /><br />Considering how bloody hot it is here in NC, I despise using the dryer in the summer; it seems like such a waste of electricity, and now that I read that it's one of the biggest energy-users in the house, well, all the more reason to use of the sun, right?<br /><br />Sadly, I still don't have a clothesline...it's been two years in the making though! Late last summer, we salvaged those old clothesline posts from my parents' house by ripping them out of the ground with my husband's truck. I dug holes and relocated the posts to our yard, but that's as far as I got in 2011. This summer, my husband built the cross bars and braces and we've even gone as far as buying new eye hooks and clothesline last month. But have those things been installed yet?? At this rate, I'll get to use the clothesline *next* year. :) <br /><br />I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiment about the joy of taking time to do a simple task like hanging out laundry (or gardening, or making bread, for that matter.) My husband dumpster dives to feed our pigs and he scored a ton of bread a few days. I put aside a few loaves of wheat bread with which to feed to the hens. After taking my son to school this morning, I stood in the cool, early morning air and picked apart half a loaf, and reveled in watching the hens dart around after the bits of bread, listening to the bird song in the woods, and enjoying the fresh air. Though I want to use a clothesline to save energy, a lot of why I want to use it is simply because it's soothing to be outside and do domestic tasks. <br /><br />Sorry to prattle on, but this was such a lovely post. I've been a bit behind on blog-reading so I'm sure I'll pop back over this weekend to catch up. Glad you're having a good summer!<br /><br />Take care,<br />Erin<br /><br />P.S.--Painting the posts is *such* a good idea that I may just have to borrow it! The posts and the cross bars here are two very different shades of brown and it would unify them so nicely--and give the clothesline a little cottage flair. (This is a total tangent, but I also want to paint our raised garden beds, which are adjacent to the clothesline. Perhaps I'll have to coordinate them all...)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01304072850762753629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-39787448905057420932012-08-31T15:52:19.030-05:002012-08-31T15:52:19.030-05:00Congrats on the Country Living nomination. Voting ...Congrats on the Country Living nomination. Voting for you.Kim @ Savvy Southern Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493624262438266840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-74257824774592065712012-08-31T13:39:22.497-05:002012-08-31T13:39:22.497-05:00Oh my goodness, congrats on being a finalist for t...Oh my goodness, congrats on being a finalist for the Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards!! Wow, I'm impressed but not surprised. Congrats!!Anita at Cedar Hill https://www.blogger.com/profile/01003197493013237945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-35410427129083350672012-08-31T12:03:02.808-05:002012-08-31T12:03:02.808-05:00Hi Andrea, I remember the freshness of laundry dri...Hi Andrea, I remember the freshness of laundry dried on a line from much younger days. This makes me wish I hand a line in my own backyard. Lovely post.<br /><br />I'm stopping by from Country Living to wish you well and best of luck.<br /><br />Take care and enjoy the upcoming weekend,<br /><br />Lisa (fellow finalist)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-36027836377224998402012-08-31T11:52:03.619-05:002012-08-31T11:52:03.619-05:00Wonderful post. I live in a big flat and I've...Wonderful post. I live in a big flat and I've got a lot of room in my back terrace to hang the clothes. I've a dryer but I only use it in winter when It rains during weeks, the rest of the year and mostly during the summer I love to use my clothes line, It's a very practical one bought in IKEA but these are the disadvantages of living in the cityMarina in Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995029373158067216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-75684251073213438772012-08-31T10:46:12.979-05:002012-08-31T10:46:12.979-05:00Oh yes. I wanted to say that Julia is right.
Inv...Oh yes. I wanted to say that Julia is right.<br /><br />Invest in the best - pins!! They don't make them like they used to. I have old ones passed down from my mom and grandmother and they are still going strong. The newer ones (don't know brands) seem to be so flimsy.Bevy @ Treasured Up and Ponderedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821971923515558110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-28853078451745082832012-08-31T10:44:16.633-05:002012-08-31T10:44:16.633-05:00WOW!! another *new* friend to "hang out"...WOW!! another *new* friend to "hang out" with... talking about the laundry. Welcome to the world of pinning. ;)<br /><br />Love my line, and I can't imagine (my) life any other way.Bevy @ Treasured Up and Ponderedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15821971923515558110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-83031515700289808502012-08-31T10:34:49.949-05:002012-08-31T10:34:49.949-05:00LOVE this post! that's IT! Im adding another D...LOVE this post! that's IT! Im adding another DO on the honey-DO list! LOVE the pink bedding too! where is it from? :)Melanie @ Rustic Farmhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033008045016244830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-23933425290657303582012-08-31T09:34:18.143-05:002012-08-31T09:34:18.143-05:00Oh my gosh Andrea I love this post! My grandmother...Oh my gosh Andrea I love this post! My grandmother had a double clothes line that went the length of her back yard. It was amazing. What is also amazing is that I just found out you have been named a finalist for the Country Living Blue Ribbon Blogger Awards!!! I am so excited for you. Congratulations! Oh...buy the way I voted for you. :o)Ann from On Sutton Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11666228517388939913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-85782501254122288512012-08-31T08:57:14.905-05:002012-08-31T08:57:14.905-05:00I love, love, love my clothes line! It's one ...I love, love, love my clothes line! It's one of my favorite things!Betty@SouthernGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10228521821272544610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-38980895690291816072012-08-31T08:44:43.585-05:002012-08-31T08:44:43.585-05:00What a beautiful post ....
I used to hang laundry ...What a beautiful post ....<br />I used to hang laundry when my kids were growing up.<br />I loved it!<br />I loved the smell, I loved seeing my clean laundry blowing in the breeze with the sun shinning down on it.<br />It used to make me feel like I did something really special for my family:)<br />My Mom never hung laundry that I can remember but I'm sure my grandma must have.<br />I do remember as a child our neighbor always hung laundry and I used to love watching it swing from the lines wondering why we couldn't do something so special :)Dianenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-15644186960944899712012-08-31T08:31:42.119-05:002012-08-31T08:31:42.119-05:00When my kids were growing up and I was at home wit...When my kids were growing up and I was at home with them I used the clothesline alot. If I had to be outside while they were playing anyway, why not hang out the sheets etc to dry. Reason ? OH you are so right about that wonderful scent. There is nothing like it.<br /><br />Funny...many older homes in this area have clotheslines. Now, the home that I moved into about 9 years ago had the line and I used it to dry my comforters, sheets etc that first year. Then the line broke a few years ago, from weight of snow or some such thing and I just started using my dryer all of the time..you make me want to go buy line now :) debrahttp://www.thehomespun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-34160399391438447532012-08-31T08:04:22.995-05:002012-08-31T08:04:22.995-05:00Thanks for taking me back again to my "young&...Thanks for taking me back again to my "young" mommy days. I have always had one. Our first home came with one and when we built our current home, I too had my husband build one. Right now mine is dimantled, as we complete the new outbuilding that took its spot. New posts are purchased and I am this weekend hopefully getting the new one up. Your pictures are making me drool. Ha..ha..I miss mine..Who knew a laundry line could bring such simple joy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-44576613250600479462012-08-31T08:00:59.331-05:002012-08-31T08:00:59.331-05:00I loved this post. You really brought back a lot ...I loved this post. You really brought back a lot of memories and feelings with your words - great work!!<br />I needed to wash my quilt yesterday so I hung it out to dry and it smells heavenly. My 13-year old son kept commenting on how much he loved it. His sheets and comforter are in the washer right now - he'll have a nice surprise when he goes to bed tonight!<br />BrendaBrendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456861176819111622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-90416152816787652642012-08-31T05:46:36.533-05:002012-08-31T05:46:36.533-05:00This brings back nice memories--yes, my mom had a ...This brings back nice memories--yes, my mom had a clothesline in the backyard. Seems like everyone had one when I was growing up, but I never see them now. I loved walking between the sheets when I was a little girl. Your post makes me wish we had one now. Ah, another project to add to the "to do" list... :-)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227597091783239454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-8773654308033040802012-08-31T02:54:13.957-05:002012-08-31T02:54:13.957-05:00i remember having a clothes line when growing up--...i remember having a clothes line when growing up--everything smelled so great! and my mom had a cute bag to keep the pins in. great post, andrea:)farmhouse-storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00032726701043723077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-87703579149148181132012-08-31T00:48:48.092-05:002012-08-31T00:48:48.092-05:00Your clothesline is so lovely! I love to hang my l...Your clothesline is so lovely! I love to hang my laundry and have a 5 string version that hangs on one side of our house and pull out to a post to clip on to. It isn't quite as beautiful as yours is, but with the wind we have here, it was a logical solution. I usually have four loads out everyday and use lavender soap, too. Don't you LOVE that smell in combination with the fresh air? Walmart sells a brand of clothes pins that are great! They have a little bigger "bite" and grip really well. I think that is my biggest tip...buy good clothes pins:)! They make it so much easier to hang. <br /><br />Your photography is so amazing...as always!<br /><br />~JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768321304726263558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-57180739021157139552012-08-30T23:56:21.116-05:002012-08-30T23:56:21.116-05:00I enjoy hang drying laundry and use the clotheslin...I enjoy hang drying laundry and use the clothesline a LOT- (Arizona desert) I noticed your pins. I was having problems with mine twisting and breaking from the wind. I decided to go back to the old fashioned pegs that my Grandma used. I love them! You can only buy them on ebay now. But my husband did some research about clothes pins and found a Canadian company that still makes some good quality spring pins. Copy and paste this link to Google: http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=63682&cat=2,42194Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18258417325858114060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-17212593197699582272012-08-30T23:08:53.069-05:002012-08-30T23:08:53.069-05:00What a happy accident that the dryer quit working!...What a happy accident that the dryer quit working! I'd really like to try this. It seems so economical and back to basics, not to mention the wonderful smell of sunshine.<br />Lynn Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009540811451983030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6405346187589957794.post-50844885279684454942012-08-30T22:45:56.913-05:002012-08-30T22:45:56.913-05:00Like my mother, before me I used to hang my clothe...Like my mother, before me I used to hang my clothes out to dry. When we added on to the house the line came down and I didn't have anywhere to put one. Your design has me thinking again. Thanks! Maureen Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03717877610585066150noreply@blogger.com