Have just put a wash on line.............

Oh, isn't it annoying when that happens? Especially if you don't notice until everything's dry and ready to take in....

I just put a wash on the line. An incontinent pigeon flew past. Let's just say you don't want to see the state of my smalls (which are, alas, not as small as I would like them to be). Must avoid cake.

Yes! I love to arrange items for washing line in an orderly fashion. When I had babes, I really enjoyed seeing the snow white nappies blowing in the wind. I take after my mother...sheets, pillow case, towels, undies, socks and such. She used wooden pegs. Mine are coloured plastic and I like to match a pair to individual items. Crazy, harmless stuff! But then I'm not 100% sane, so it follows...

OGM I'm just the same - pairing and colour coordination is a must! Everything takes 2x as long but at least they are in the correct order when dry and the washing line is pleasing to the eye

Greatnan I think I have OCD (?) when it comes to hanging out washing, socks have to be paired, coloured items to be matched or coordinated! (Mind you, pairing socks as they go out makes it much easier when bringing them in.)

Thanks, juragan, I will google Geant and see if the one at Annemasse has them. (Can't blame google for my typo, though, I just held the key down too long).

Oh the simple joy of hanging the washing on the line. My house sometimes resembles a Chinese Laundry as I do a lot of washing for my son and daughter in law and their children. Its fantastic to get the washing all done and see it billowing in the wind (that's my knickers though)

BTW if you Google, be careful as 'essoreuse' only has 1 's' at the end.

I saw one in Geant for 79Euros the other day and forgot to tell you Greatnan.

I have a dryer but very rarely use it- do all the big washes on sunny days and on to the line in the garden. Those new flat headed pegs are great as they do not mark the clothes too much, and I am afraid I am very particular how I hang them too - they must hang 'square' and pegs clamped where they won't show marks.

goldengran, I know exactly what you mean! When my sister was going through a depressive stage of her life (due to illness), she asked me what made me happy. I replied: Small things, like a line of washing blowing in the wind. She just stared at me. I think she had been expecting something huge and profound. Later she understood.

I did look at little washing machines but they don't take enough linen to be useful to me - I have no trouble washing my clothes in the bath and even my bedding and towels. I just need to be able to spin them. My mother had a Creda Debonaire and it got the washing drier than any washing machine. When I first looked up 'spinner' I got salad washers, but now I know the proper word in French (essoreusse) I have looked on Google.fr but found only one supplier. I think I might go on leboncoin which is like a French e-bay and try to find a second hand one. (There is a French e-bay as well).

I used to get great satisfaction to seeing a line full of clean nappies blowing in the wind.
I love clean sheets especially when they've been dried outside and smell wonderful.

Greatnan an elderly friend bought a toploader washing machine which isn't much bigger than a spin dryer, its excellent for her..

I just LOVE seeing little children's washing on the lineGally I don't know why but there is something about those little babygros wiggling in the wind that brings a smile to my face. Not widow Twanky, just caring and loving Granny!

I've just done the 5th wash since arriving at DD3 - most of it has been cluttering up the house as it's been wet, but I bit the bullet this morning and have pegged out what seems like a hundred babygro's and dozens of 2 year old's leggings. Widow Twanky comes to mind!!

Spin dryer sounds a good idea. They used to get things nearly dry although they did bounce around a bit and perhaps the new ones are better. You can also get little washing machines that are meant for caravans - I think you turn a handle but it doesn't sound like you need that.

I am guessing that I am the only member who washes by hand as I have no room for a washing machine. I do take my bedding to the launderette or to my good friend's house - not only does she wash it, but irons it too, which is something I never do for myself!
When the weather is good, I put the wet washing out on the balcony on a little airer that hooks over the railing. When that is impossible, I have seven lines over the bath - they are retractable.
One of the things I enjoy on my visits to New Zealand is hanging out the family's washing on the rotary airer, but my daughter is very meticulous about the way things are hung!
I am thinking of buying an old-fashioned spin drier for next winter as they are small enough to fit in my bathroom. The only firm that seems to sell them is La Redoute, for €140.

I couldn't get on with wash balls, but I do use drier balls which seem to do what they are supposed to do - I rarely get any static build-up in articles dried with them.

I do the opposite. I find if towels dry on the line, especially in strong sunlight, they go hard, so I finish them off with a quick whizz in the tumble-dryer and it softens them!

Thanks, I'll avoid washballs then and stick to my non-biological detergent.
Harrigran I too use a drier for towels (very hard water here so they dry as stiff as boards) but finish them off with a good blow on the line. Best of both worlds!

I don't think wash balls work, someone I know used them and the laundry was unacceptable.
Could not manange without the dryer especially for towels, too scatchy otherwise.
Those of you who had sun today were lucky, fog rolled in last night and stayed all day.

I used wash balls for a few years but everything went grey so I've gone back to perfume-free detergent.

There is nothing quite like getting into a freshly made bed, cotton sheets washed and dried then ironed and put out in the sunshine for a final airing.
P.S. has anyone tried those balls obviate the need for detergent?

This was an old washing machine, it would also over fill if it felt your back was turned !!!
My new all singing, dancing machine will not work with out water and will shut down if it fills with too much water.