laundry.

 

i've missed having a clothesline .. 

at our previous home in a california valley i employed two lines for laundry. one of my earliest childhood memories of our clothesline included my mother hanging sheets and the aroma of snuggling into the pillow case later that evening and breathing in the fresh scent. this year the hubs suggested i set up a line in the back of the garage next to my golf cart project and in front of *scout* our 55 boles aero trailer. i haven't used the line too often this summer due to smoke and ash .. the days or even sometimes just part of a day when the air is fairly clear, i hang laundry. i love the process and the result. after pinning pieces i usually venture inside *scout* for a few minutes and rest.

the interior laundry room door has been a bone of contention the the two years we've lived in this house. continual fighting with a door that was always in the way... making the decision to remove the door and construct a 'barn door' we began sleuthing ideas, taking measurements, and researching the best avenue to make this project happen. while at a somewhat local vintage shop (thrifting and vintage'ing is a rarely enjoyed activity the past few years) we spent time in the junque (throw away, basically) section along the side of the building. i found the door - vintage perfection! and for a pittance of change we paid and loaded it into the back of our suburban assault vehicle, then on our way home. the hubs set to cleaning, priming, and painting the door - then securing the hardware (found and purchased on amaz*n) to the wall after removing the door jams and filling in holes, sanding, painting. it's all him really in this project other than me pointing and suggesting. wink. also on amaz*n i found the sweetest sticker to adhere to the window portion. while the hubs was out i took that as my opportunity to complete the project and call it a day. we love the result and no longer battle the interior door on that small space. neato.

also from the vintage junque area of the shop were ten (10!!!)

buffalo china platters for a dollar each. i bought all ten. duh.

aren't they lovely? when we moved i made the ninnie'fied

decision to release my large lot of vintage creamware.

wasn't one of my more 'bright' moves.

thankful to have found these platters though

so all is well in my little world - in that way.

do you enjoy vintage treasures?

or do you prefer modern?