2007-04-24

1002. Wet Sheets

Clothes line —
the family's laundry aired
for all to see.

10 comments:

Masago said...

1002. Wet Sheets

Clothes line -
the family's laundry aired
for all to see.

Link with 1001: Line.

[Before there were automatic dryers folks would hang their laundry outside on clothes lines. In the winters here in Alberta the laundry would freeze into sheets of ice. So instead, they would hang them inside on special wooden clothes drying racks.]

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

this one is great! wish I had thought of it. :)

floots said...

good old days
(oops - still doing it here in winter) :)

John McDonald said...

nice one
john

Pat Paulk said...

I do remember. This is perfect!!

Anonymous said...

This is excellent.

polona said...

works on a metaphorical level, too...
well done! :)

Masago said...

Andrew: Thanks!

Floots: I hear 'ya! Winter is hanging on here too (although the past couple of days have been pretty good).

John: Thanks.

Pat: Thanks.

Aurora: Thanks.

Polona: Thank you.

NINANINA said...

oh very good one!
so short and sweet an' satisfying!

Masago said...

NINANINA: Thanks, you very kind.