tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post6672901383112875561..comments2024-01-03T21:18:04.198-08:00Comments on In Your Neighborhood: Airing the LaundryHigh School Confidentialhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350238752693393750noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-88762981581937279342008-04-28T15:31:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:31:00.000-07:00Helping the environment costs time and effort, and...Helping the environment costs time and effort, and yes, eventually money, but nothing like what it costs to prosecute a war. Hanging out the laundry is a baby step that I've always enjoyed even before we realized exactly what we were doing to the environment. Last week's TIME magazine has an extensive article about what it will take to reduce carbon emissions. It's worth checking out.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-3943051015216494032008-04-28T15:19:00.000-07:002008-04-28T15:19:00.000-07:00Summer of '72...living on a little farm just outsi...Summer of '72...living on a little farm just outside Sunnybrae, Nova Scotia. No electricity or running water, so I hauled water from the creek into a tin tub. I had a piece of wood like a broom handle with a wooden circle attached to the bottom. Put in a little of the organic castille soap...and start agitating with that stick! It felt good to be young and strong...it felt good to tread lightly and lovingly on the earth.<BR/><BR/>We've been having our earth day daily celebrations for a long time now, eh Steph? We'll just keep walking the walk, each in the ways we can.Lorraine Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116210981761633646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-53625171921923623822008-04-27T19:48:00.000-07:002008-04-27T19:48:00.000-07:00I once worked with a newly married student teacher...I once worked with a newly married student teacher who moved to a family home after graduation where rose bushes, with lavender planted in between, ran next to the clothes line. She said that the clothes smelled heavenly, especially if they got left out over night. That night air can be pretty sweet even if without roses and lavender.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-43257875972561648632008-04-27T14:16:00.000-07:002008-04-27T14:16:00.000-07:00Oh, don't smells take you back in time? I could i...Oh, don't smells take you back in time? I could immediately smell the sunshine on the sheets of my childhood when I read this! The smell seemed to be released again as they were ironed.<BR/><BR/>I have my little wooden folding racks that can be set up on the sunny back deck...and pulled in quickly, if the weather changes.<BR/> <BR/>Luckily I don't have your allergies Kim (I'm sorry you suffer with them!) though I do have allergies to so many laundry products. I only use Seventh Generation or Planet soaps and unscented dryer sheets when I have to.<BR/><BR/>Stephanie...LOVE your idea of "Naked Day"...oh, one blessed moment of being caught-up! tee-hee.Lorraine Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01116210981761633646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-57112484702683715492008-04-27T11:58:00.000-07:002008-04-27T11:58:00.000-07:00Yes, Kim, nothing like the ocean air to relax you....Yes, Kim, nothing like the ocean air to relax you. We refer to this phenomenon as Peninsula or Beach Time.Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-7029911801259095262008-04-27T08:49:00.000-07:002008-04-27T08:49:00.000-07:00Well, I will tell you this, ocean air, is the BEST...Well, I will tell you this, ocean air, is the BEST air for me. <BR/><BR/>Now I just need a cool beach house. Now, that would be DREAMY all right! <BR/><BR/>So, I'll take tips on allergy prevention and if someone has a spare beach house they are tired of, let me know (hee,hee).Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-78634737369614813832008-04-26T15:54:00.000-07:002008-04-26T15:54:00.000-07:00At our home at the beach I have a very long laundr...At our home at the beach I have a very long laundry line on a pully and in the summertime the sea breezes dry the clothes faster than the electric dryer, but our situation on the corner and along a busy street that turns into a highway has always made me wonder what else might be in my laundry besides sea breezes. I doubt if you could prevent the stuff in the air that you're allergic to from falling on your clothes, but maybe a very few minutes in the dryer on fluff would filter out the pollen. Hopefully there's a reader who's got an idea!Stephanie Friezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317117338063884811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4456617944315372118.post-71501336696051462172008-04-26T15:30:00.000-07:002008-04-26T15:30:00.000-07:00Stephanie: This post was dreamy. You know, I'd lov...Stephanie: <BR/><BR/>This post was dreamy. <BR/><BR/>You know, I'd love to hang out laundry, but I have moderate to severe allergies involving pollens (particularly tree pollens). I've tried drying things outside, but then I get sick. <BR/><BR/>I wonder if there are tips or tricks to do this for people like me?Kim Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256817929710524024noreply@blogger.com