tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post1816416421868863963..comments2024-03-28T17:39:34.611-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Blue MondayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56785933874466351152018-10-09T09:19:56.212-04:002018-10-09T09:19:56.212-04:00Julia and Karen: My boy is currently following the...Julia and Karen: My boy is currently following the "everything goes in the same load on cold" philosophy. Okay, if that's what you really want to do. Don't say I didn't warn you.<br /><br />Mary/LizLiz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14347819213696130102018-10-08T22:58:15.258-04:002018-10-08T22:58:15.258-04:00Even so, I still separate. Even so, I still separate. Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20604642303082197182018-10-08T22:57:52.183-04:002018-10-08T22:57:52.183-04:00No no no no no. xox Ah.No no no no no. xox Ah.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28634941605662183732018-10-08T22:57:14.688-04:002018-10-08T22:57:14.688-04:00Okay, once I didn't-- with great fear. But I ...Okay, once I didn't-- with great fear. But I was n a rush. ALL FINE.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89365944206028736442018-10-08T22:56:06.273-04:002018-10-08T22:56:06.273-04:00What's the blueing? That is so evocative!What's the blueing? That is so evocative!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18813836692722230622018-10-08T18:23:38.629-04:002018-10-08T18:23:38.629-04:00People wear white? No, seriously, I throw it all ...People wear white? No, seriously, I throw it all in together and it's fine. Of course, most of my clothing is dark so it probably wouldn't matter much.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7380998239506431602018-10-08T17:58:41.393-04:002018-10-08T17:58:41.393-04:00My grandma had a clothes chute which I wish I did ...My grandma had a clothes chute which I wish I did since the washer and drier are in the cellar. Mom got bursitis so we've had a drier for years. When the garden was redone, the poles and clothesline was taken out. I have lines in the cellar for the few things that don't go in the drier. Mom used to say I was "folding challenged" but now I'm alone, who cares. Also haven't ironed since Home Ec. Jay, the rumpled look worked for Columbo.Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70642016338976716892018-10-08T17:23:48.564-04:002018-10-08T17:23:48.564-04:00NO - I just throw it all in and everything comes o...NO - I just throw it all in and everything comes out just fine.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7351848409891276512018-10-08T17:21:46.641-04:002018-10-08T17:21:46.641-04:00I don't have a "laundry day", I just...I don't have a "laundry day", I just do it whenever I get around to it. When I was a kid we would get some of the dirty mom & dad clothes and play dress up, put on dad's work boots, walk around a while and have fun before Mom washed them. We had a wringer washer when I was very young, but we got an automatic washer when I was around 5 or 6. We never had a dryer. We would put Dad's Levi's on pants stretchers and then hang them on the line - they came out stiff as a board with no wrinkles. Then we would have to iron them. We hung everything up on the clothes line. We had a clothes pin bag with a wire hanger on the line and we brought it inside when the pins had all been collected so it wouldn't get faded out hanging outside. We sprinkled the clothes, rolled them up, and put them in a hamper to iron the next day. We ironed Dad's underwear, pillow cases, sheets, dish towels, everything! Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61439472035230123872018-10-08T15:54:43.512-04:002018-10-08T15:54:43.512-04:00Not separating the lights from the darks would tri...Not separating the lights from the darks would trigger such an anxiety attack. I'm not willing to risk it.Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47459353840375040672018-10-08T15:25:50.655-04:002018-10-08T15:25:50.655-04:00Wendy,
I live alone now too and I do the laundry ...Wendy,<br /><br />I live alone now too and I do the laundry when the basket fills up enough to do a load. But I am completely uninterested in whether my clothes are wrinkled or not. I get them out of the dryer and hang them up as soon as I can but I have nowhere to go and no one to impress that I need to have crisp unwrinkled clothing. The stuff is clean and on my body, that's good enough for me.<br /><br />If I was actually a detective, I'd likely be called "The Rumpled Detective".Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90155762882556318022018-10-08T15:22:00.572-04:002018-10-08T15:22:00.572-04:00I separate color clothes from the whites, but that...I separate color clothes from the whites, but that's the extent of my "separation anxiety". Unless you count the sheets and such getting done separately from the clothes.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2131490753106345382018-10-08T14:49:32.246-04:002018-10-08T14:49:32.246-04:00With my husband having lived elsewhere for fifteen...With my husband having lived elsewhere for fifteen years, he learned to do many things, including laundry, himself. He's semi-retired now and living at home, but he continues to do laundry. He loves doing laundry, so he does his clothes, sheets, towels, and blankets. However, he doesn't touch my clothes upon threat of losing important body parts. He has proved himself to be a danger to my clothes. Recently, before Bouchercon, our washing machine went kaput, and hubby took things to the laundromat. Oh, my! He fell in love with the laundromat, doing the folding there and even helping the person-in-charge there. I just shake my head and laugh. Whatever makes him happy. He bought the new washing machine while I was at Bouchercon, which I thought would be okay as I had talked to the owner of the store (we've known him for ages) earlier in the summer and told him what I liked. Well, of course, I came home to what my husband picked out, which is okay, but not what I wanted. Lesson learned. Don't leave this matter in his hands. Hubby is gone right now for his part-time work and I'm trying to make sure the laundry is all done up before he gets home. But, he will still get to enjoy doing his clothes he brings home. <br /><br />We do have a laundry room, but it is nothing to brag about. There is plenty of room in it, but it has become part storage room and collect all. My dream is to make it into a well-ordered, pretty place that is a delight to walk into, and to use part of it for a half-bath, as it is off the family room. I especially like the picture of the laundry room you posted, Julia.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-75235139743005586042018-10-08T14:02:25.269-04:002018-10-08T14:02:25.269-04:00My husband still separates ours, but our 24-year-o...My husband still separates ours, but our 24-year-old son throws everything he owns together in one load, and honestly, I have yet to see it damage anything. (He has been away from home long enough now that he truly appreciates the opportunity to bring his laundry and do it at our house when he visits. It makes me chuckle.)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08292993485984273172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45241694398283343742018-10-08T13:57:52.173-04:002018-10-08T13:57:52.173-04:00Deana, you're just not trying hard enough!Deana, you're just not trying hard enough!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42508338258495082002018-10-08T13:53:36.257-04:002018-10-08T13:53:36.257-04:00When in collage and after, for many years, it was ...When in collage and after, for many years, it was the laundromat, which wasn't nice or not nice, just necessary, and doing the laundry a chore. When I finally lived in a house with washer and dryer, they were in the garage, which was fine if somewhat inconvenient. My mother, who lived in an old house in Laguna Beach, CA, had no washer or dryer so she took her laundry to the Wash 'N' Fold. Drop it off Monday, pick it up Wednesday, folded, in plastic, and they did her dry cleaning too. Convenient, but a little pricey.<br /><br />Now, in our 1996 home, we have a nice laundry room placed between the garage and the bedrooms and kitchen, it has two huge Speed Queen front-loading machines, the tops the right height for folding, there's a huge laundry tub, lots of counter space and cupboards for the soaps, towels, sheets, etc. My wife does the laundry, but I can if needed. I do the putting away of my stuff, most of it on hangers or rolled. We do laundry on Fridays, for no particular reason.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-11473767143229093562018-10-08T13:02:13.725-04:002018-10-08T13:02:13.725-04:00I live alone now and do laundry on an as needed ba...I live alone now and do laundry on an as needed basis. Washing and drying is easy...folding, not so much. I’ve been known to throw a wet towel in with already dried clothes to reduce the wrinkles. I don’t usually mind ironing and occasionally set up my ironing board out the patio so I can enjoy the weather. <br />My laundry room has access to the patio and includes a shower and toilet for the convenience of those using the pool. The room is not heated and when you finish showering on a cold day, wrapping up in a big towel fresh from the dryer is the best!WENDYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853203454861717860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38489348990673345822018-10-08T12:42:31.166-04:002018-10-08T12:42:31.166-04:00Yes, that sense of accomplishment with clean cloth...Yes, that sense of accomplishment with clean clothes...and finishing the crossword!Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22427613139418888992018-10-08T12:37:27.685-04:002018-10-08T12:37:27.685-04:00A vague memory reading a story about children who ...A vague memory reading a story about children who slid down the clothes chute. Think it was in one of my aunt's books from 1920s-1930s. I remember wishing that my grandmother's house had one for me to try.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09047379987310210498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26530128932257284782018-10-08T12:36:33.406-04:002018-10-08T12:36:33.406-04:00I always liked during laundry when my 3 kids were ...I always liked during laundry when my 3 kids were young.I could SIT & watch TV while I folded diapers and clothes.Did it daily then.Now it's just the 2 of us,for the moment? and I only do 2 loads on the weekend.Always use my outdoor line when weather is good- a chance to get outdoors!Rhys, hated when I'd find clean clothes in with dirty laundry from 1 daughter also!! (I loved to help my Grandmother on (wringer) wash day ,which she used up until 1968. She'd let me do the 'blueing'. I also love doing dishes and have never used a dishwasher,Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006148951607150615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91083446210225487212018-10-08T12:28:06.412-04:002018-10-08T12:28:06.412-04:00I know, right? It traumatized me, and I wasn't...I know, right? It traumatized me, and I wasn't even there. <br /><br />We later lived in that same house, and that basement scared the wits out of me. Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846039203123720312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44455337857764602142018-10-08T12:24:22.457-04:002018-10-08T12:24:22.457-04:00Apparently "Pazuzu" has migrated to the ...Apparently "Pazuzu" has migrated to the west coast and lives on. I'll give it your regards.Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26361505600065875502018-10-08T12:07:28.753-04:002018-10-08T12:07:28.753-04:00Julia, the Maytag in the last photo looks like the...Julia, the Maytag in the last photo looks like the machine my mother-in-law had! But I keep going back and drooling over the photo of the perfect modern laundry room. Sigh, not in this house, but mine would be a whole lot better if I would just find the time to give it a good clear out and reorganization.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-58417739062641734602018-10-08T12:04:52.668-04:002018-10-08T12:04:52.668-04:00Yes, I separate. And I bleach our white sheets and...Yes, I separate. And I bleach our white sheets and towels, so always do them in separate loads.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71320180975499984812018-10-08T12:02:52.629-04:002018-10-08T12:02:52.629-04:00I pull mine out of the dryer...I pull mine out of the dryer...Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com