tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post694975711446450393..comments2024-02-24T02:36:37.956-06:00Comments on Dizzy's Wanderings & Wonderings: Wandering back to old time clothes washing days.Dizzy-Dickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-12969385510950785442011-07-07T21:02:25.706-05:002011-07-07T21:02:25.706-05:00When my kids were little during the 1970's, so...When my kids were little during the 1970's, someone gave me an old wringer washer (Maytag of course). I used it most of the time and thought the clothes were much cleaner than when washed in the more modern automatic way. I hung the clothes outside on the line and the sweet aroma from sun dried clothes filled the house. I never minded doing laundry and enjoyed every minute of it. And with babies in cloth diapers, I had plenty of minutes.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-49031043818382289762011-07-07T19:25:34.000-05:002011-07-07T19:25:34.000-05:00Sharon, I think my Mom had a couple of them. Don’...Sharon, I think my Mom had a couple of them. Don’t know where any are now.<br /><br />Dani, What our parents had made wash days a lot easier than boiling clothes or beating them on rocks, but they would have never guessed how easy we have it today. Why, even this old guy can do a load of wash and dry it, too.<br /><br />Ben, Dang, you made me laugh too hard with that last sentence.<br /><br />Hermit, I still use bar soap for my hands and taking a shower. Guess I am old fashioned.<br /><br />Sixbears, I honestly don’t remember how my grandparents did their wash. But I bet that they didn’t waste anything. Today, we through away so very much., it is a shame.Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-49429850624659675462011-07-07T10:10:58.282-05:002011-07-07T10:10:58.282-05:00My grandmother had one of those washers. She didn...My grandmother had one of those washers. She didn't let anything got to waste either. <br /><br />I hang my laundry out on a line and do love that fresh air smell.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-72298550572332476092011-07-07T09:15:45.726-05:002011-07-07T09:15:45.726-05:00All these ideas sound like they would work to me! ...All these ideas sound like they would work to me! Trouble is...I use that liquid soap!<br /><br />My aunt used to do her laundry in a big old cast iron pot in the back yard! Always hung on a line to dry!HermitJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631580830147175636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-7898540145265861772011-07-07T08:16:00.876-05:002011-07-07T08:16:00.876-05:00Put the pieces of soap in the toe of a panty hose....Put the pieces of soap in the toe of a panty hose. Tie a knot above the soap chunks You got it.. Dizzy's moms project updated <br /><br />( remove wife's foot from hose before attempting this!!! )Ben in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068952818736489066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-70064665331256367472011-07-07T08:13:13.895-05:002011-07-07T08:13:13.895-05:00Dizzy - remember my mom's machine - also had a...Dizzy - remember my mom's machine - also had a wringer (we called it a mangle) machine - yonks - the memory takes me back LOL<br /><br />Sharon - try sewing a facecloth into a pouch and putting your scraps of soap into it. That way when you have a bath / shower, the cloth is already soaped :-)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3297986341537650775.post-28367649414287783842011-07-07T07:49:43.290-05:002011-07-07T07:49:43.290-05:00Do I remember a basket like that? Heck, I wish I ...Do I remember a basket like that? Heck, I wish I could find one. I still save scraps of soap and the drawer is filling up.SHARONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408136143188209922noreply@blogger.com