Pleasant View Schoolhouse

It's the time of year for domestic renewal: I threw out the old laundry hampers and bought new plastic baskets that actually sort...

 On Wednesdays, we make sure that we are all caught up on putting our laundry away, and that the laundry room is empty, tidy, and cleaned...

After the funeral lunch there were tablecloths to launder.

Clara laundered her sweaters this morning, and they dried outside in about an hour. Guess it's warm enough to put them away for the...

Dealing with a chronic skin irritation issue in the household, we've determined to get detergent out of the schoolhouse. It sounds s...

It's time for all, *all* the bedding to get washed, to satisfy the housekeeper in me and to help the allergy sufferers in the house. I...

Is it not a good feeling when the ironing pile is vanquished?

The whipping wind was perfect for drying my tablecloth on the line today--if I used eight clothespins. I caught sight of it at dusk.

Memorial Day is such an undemanding holiday: praying for our soldiers, sometimes a trip to the cemetary with flowers, and dinner cooked on t...

We found a package of tiny clothespins at the thrift store last week. And if that doesn't make you want to hang up your laundry, nothing...

Padded hangers: Ironing board with a vintage linen cover: Cosy couch: School space: Laundry detergent in a vintage bowl:

Hobbes knows I need to step here carrying a laundry basket so does his best to lay across the whole stone: Giles airs his duvet at his open ...

Tired of kicking aside the small pile of dirty clothes too delicate to be run in a regular load of laundry, I stitched together this bag to ...

It's time to: •clean out the dryer vent hose •wash the ironing board cover •wash the laundry basket liners •wipe down the laundry supply...

One of the joys of travel is the chance to gather up goodies for home, to enjoy when the trip is over. Rather than collecting souvenir-type ...

Some people hate ironing and would do anything to avoid it, up to and including wearing polyester shirts. I am not one of those. I find iron...

I enjoy doing laundry. How can I complain? I load dirty things into a nice white machine, push the buttons, and clothes and linens come out ...