woensdag 27 januari 2010

Washing-day

When I was a child,  monday was washing-day. I remember my grandmother laying the blankets in the grass. It was called 'de bleek'.
On the picture you see me with her on this 'bleek'.



 I also have a large grass- field but I prefer to hang it out. Otherwise the chickens, the cat, the dog and the moles should make it dirty. (I don't remember moles when I was young???)
Monday iI washed the new fabric . I always wash it by hand, in the last water with a bit of vinegar, to stop bleeding the fabric.
Here you can see it drying.....







11 opmerkingen:

  1. Hoi Baukje,

    Ja, nu kan ik natuurlijk niet achterblijven!!!!!!!!!!
    Wat een schitterende waslijn heb jij.
    Leuke lappen, zeg!
    Succes, ik ga nog eens even verder rondsnuffelen.
    Liefs, Fransje

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  2. Hi Baukje,
    Beautiful photos of you and your Grandma.
    Happy memories too!

    Constance

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  3. I love the photos of you and your oma. They are so precious to keep.
    And I am loving the pictures of your fabric drying. The pink and red matryoshkas are my fave

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  4. Wat een mooie foto's en wat heerlijk dat je de lappen buiten kon hangen! Ik wacht vol spanning af wat je ervan gaat maken!

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  5. what pretty fabrics on the clothesline! melinda

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  6. Now that's my kind of laundry! I don't mind washing fabric one little bit! It's the clothes washing that takes up too much fabric time. :) Wonderful photos of you and your gramma. I love hearing about her washing too. Lovely photos of the fabric. Ahhhh.

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  7. I love the pictures! Thanks for stopping by my blog and becoming a follower! I love the fabric hanging on the line. Soooooo colorful and will be fun to see what it one day becomes!

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  8. Greetings from NW Arkansas! Please enter me into your fantastic drawing and be sure to visit my blog for a chance to win, too. #56
    :)

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  9. So many beautiful colors and patterns. Your clothes line is a work of art itself.

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  10. hi baukje
    thank you so much for visiting my blog and thank you too for your heartfelt condolences of my mother in law's passing. I love the pictures and the fabric on the line drying.
    so many pretty patterns
    catie

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  11. lovely photos...you were tooo cute :o)

    Blessings & Aloha!

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