Everybody loves the Georgian Houses It seems like certain styles never go out of fashion. Last year Georgian-style houses topped a poll of the most popular home styles. I suspect that people like scale of the house as well as the the pillars and generous sized windows. Nothing says lord of the manor like a […]
Northern Ireland’s Tourism is very impressive. At Whiterocks Beach, just along from Portrush, there is not one, not two but three small carparks and a public toilets which are all free to use. What’s more, there’s another car parks specially for horses and their horseboxes.Ā I will point out though, that there is height restriction […]
We recently went to see Helen Merrigan Colfer’s solo exhibition at the Alley Gallery, Strabane. She is a sculptor & painter. She lives & works on the tip of the Hook Head Peninsula, County Wexford, Ireland.Ā Ā She works with resin & steel. Her work is quite incredible and very engaging. This exhibtion included paintings, many resin […]
I spent almost a month in the Cotswolds visitng with my parents recently and had a bit of time to explore. They live near Stroud which TV programmes like “Escape to the Country ” tell me is the “poorer part of the Cotswolds”. I think “poor” may well be in the eye of the beholder. […]
Definitely a washing line girl myself Emma!
HaHa!Me too. I have always thought rotary lines as being quite exotic. They don’t take up much room. Invented in Australia, apparently.
Yes I have one of those, though it’s a little wobbly! Didn’t know it had Aussie origins š
I see clotheslines only occasionally in my suburban region. My neighbor next store uses one.
Solar and wind power are the ways to go!
Real nice painting.
Take care—
Neil S.
We usually have plenty of wind here in Wales, sun is less easy to come by. Thank you for your comments, Neil.
My mother always used a clothesline till she couldn’t anymore. In California, it was used all year round. Unlike her, I was an “as soon as I can get my hands on a dryer” adopter. Then when I moved to a cold climate, it was either the dryer or clotheslines in the basement. The dryer won before the competition was even announced. Ah, modern life…
California must be an ideal place for a washing line – all that sunshine. Mind you, there is the hassle of pegging the clothes out. I will only use wood pegs. I hate plastic ones.
The rotary line was being used in 1860s in Australia and in 1911 Gilbert Toyne, a blacksmith, wheelwright and farrier, too out a patent on 4 rotary designs. He went onto market these designs himself.
Solar in summer ( hah! When we have one in Swansea) and radiators when it’s raining. Stops the air in the house getting too dry.
That’s pretty much what I do too! There’s also wind but its no good if its raining.
Dried two machine loads on the radiator yesterday š
Either you have a small washing machine or some good double radiators around your house! I only ever manage one load at a time.
The house is surprisingly warm and I have a couple of clothes horses as well, one for over the bath. Mind you, my house looks like a laundry most of the time lol
Lol! I used to have a clothes horse, I don’t know what happened to it, now you mention one!!
My mother in law gave us her one for over the bath, brilliant. Does tons of underwear then folds away. It’s easy to forget these old household things when we’re surrounded by modern equivalents like tumble dryers. I bought an old mangle recently but that’s to convert into a printing press.
I knew it – a pasta machine doesn’t make pasta in your house, either (lol)!
Ps congratulations on getting into the Swansea Open. Are you going on Saturday?
Thanks Rosie – yes, we are going along. I am really looking forward to see all the different art by Swansea-based artists. Are you?