polly13

And I had to get the clothes off the line before the train went through. Oh, what a mess when I forgot!

drdolly

I love the smell of freshly hung sheets and towels. Getting a new clothes line put up. YEAH!!!! Can't wait.

cjaye44

Boy, do I remember :lol: . Mama was barely 5' tall and when she hung the sheets out they would drag the ground so Daddy made these poles with a v notch on one end...after they were hung she hooked the pole under the clothesline...then they were flapping in the breeze 10' in the air. On the off wash days I was allowed to use the poles as stilts. I loved the smell of fresh air dryed sheets...also when they were hung outside there was a center crease so it was much easier to line it up when making the bed.

Thanks, Ditter, for bringing back some fond memories!!!

cjaye44

I just had another flashback :lol: :lol: . We had just moved to NE in 1970 and I wanted a clothesline in the back yard. Hubby refused saying it would spoil the look of the neighborhood. BUT...he had installed two 60' towers imbedded in concrete for his ham radio stuff. I told him that if I didn't get a clothesline, I was going to run all his underwear up to the top of those towers and let the whole world see it. Needless to say, I got my clothesline!!!!!!!

GladGrams

So funny, when I was first married we lived in the city with a backyard and an alley. Some years later my neighbors told me how they would giggle when they saw my fancy nighties and nice new sheets and towels hung out. They were greatly impressed that I "followed" the rules too... out before 8 and in before 4 and never on Sunday.

Years later, moved to Norway (early 1990's) and by gosh they still hung clothes out in the apartment complex... with a whole set of "serious rules" to follow! No joke, no wash out after 3PM, no washing after 9pm. No washing or hanging out on Sun. NO car washing, yard work or anything that resembled work on Sun, luckily that has changed now. Probably because all the working moms revolted and just refused to follow the stupid rules.

We still can't go shopping after 8PM on Saturday evening... the whole country shuts down, except for gas stations and restaurants on Sundays. (at least here in the south)

sharin'Sharon

I'm in my mid 60's and STILL use the clotheline, but ONE additional rule my mother had was: if there was a funeral procession expected to pass by from the nearby church, NO clothes could be hung out until they passed!! Love the fresh smell of the clothing and linens when they are brought back into the house. Great memories.

lillybeck

I would love to hang my sheets and towels on the line because I love the fresh smell but, due to pollen allergies I cannot, however, I have hung my share of clothes and ironed my share of white dress shirts starched like a board.

Annette Searcy

I remember the clothes line. also boiling the whites in the wash pot. and the rub board (rubing the skin off your knuckles)and drawing the water on wash day. didn't think it was the good ole days then.
Annette

Sienna's GiGi

I wanna go back to those days. Things were simpler.

Rock Lady

I also remember the curtain stretchers. If you had any lace curtains they had to be put on the stretchers. Of course, you had sore fingers when you got through, but you sure didn't have to iron the curtains. Oh, how I hated those things. I still hang some laundry on the line now and love it. They smell so good.