It’s laundry day, Housekeepers!
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Today is washday. My Mother hooks the old tub to faucets over the slate sink, wrestles cotton sheets through wringers, hangs them outside on the sagging clothesline. Tuesdays she irons, setting up the heavy board with its scorched pad dampening our blouses and skirts with a Coke-bottle sprinkler, testing the iron’s heat with her finger….
We could pretend we were ice skating! Oh the fun we could have Housekeepers with a pair of those strapped to our pearly pink painted tootsies… Other Things To Do At BrocanteHome Join the BrocanteHome Community Discover my daily domestic to-do lists, join the conversation, read-along with the BrocanteHome bookclub and find exclusive Community only…
What is about shopping that makes you feel better? More specifically, what is it about shopping for things you don’t need, that makes you feel better? Especially when you are riddled with PMT? This weekend I went shopping. Kind of non-stop. (Don’t say I didn’t warn you). And I didn’t buy a single thing I…
All work and no play makes Alison a tired old housewife, so you will be pleased to hear that creating your weekly routine is about keeping the dull stuff to a bare minimum and making sure that that there is oodles of time for the scrumptious things in life… **Things To Remember** * Your weekly…
“In December, the principal household duty lies in preparing for the creature comforts of those near and dear to us, so as to meet old Christmas with a happy face, a contented mind, and a full larder; and in stoning the plums, washing the currants, cutting the citron, beating the eggs, and mixing the pudding,…
Tomorrow arrives fresh and full of joy if we are just that little bit willing to go the extra mile to put today to bed in a tidy fashion. Easier said than done? You are right: it is! Following an evening spent slobbing on the sofa, it is nigh on impossible to work up the…
Isn't that just gorgeous! Love the look of concentration and peace, and of course the lovely washing line in the background. I think I might just have to post a picture in a similar vein that I've been saving… Because yes, it's Monday and we've already done a big wash today.
Every day is laundry day my house lol
I love your blog- so colorful and cherie. Laundry day is on mondays for me too.
I love your blog- so colorful and cherie. Laundry day is on mondays for me too.