Clotheslines used to tell the story!

When that's all done," said Ma, "I want a clothes-line."

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie

Oh no, I never do much ironing, except the outside clothes. We must not iron out the fresh air and sunshine, you know. It is much more healthful not to, the doctors say.” Seriously, there is something very refreshing about sheets and pillow slips just fresh from the line, after being washed and dried in the sun and air. Just try them that way and see if your sleep is not sweeter. ” 

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder

Hello, sweet friends!  It is so hard to believe a year has passed since my last post.

With prices on the uprise, I have been using my clothesline a little more. 

My mom taught my sisters and I, how to have an presentable clothesline, course this was before anyone had a dryer. She taught us that a clothesline tells alot about the person who lives there.

My mom was big on having her whites the brightest whites in the county.  She never wash anything with her whites and let them soak overnight before hanging them out.  I remember her saying the sun is the best natural bleach when it comes to getting your whites even whiter. 

 My grandma shared with us, how you could tell what was 

happening in a family by reading the clothesline in her day.  

She said we knew when the neighbors baby was born by all the diapers, 

blankets filled the lines, and  we knew what they had by the color the baby clothes.

When extra sheets, blankets, towels, dish towels and tablecloths were the main wash on Monday,

the clothesline is letting you know this home had company over the weekend.

Oh these simple times, when everyone knew their neighbors and

share the latest news over the backyard fence.  

I hope you enjoyed a moment in time with me.

Hugs to you all, keep praying, keep trusting the Lord, and keep the faith.

Love, Simply Farmhouse.

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