Yesterday it was 72 degrees at our house. OUTSIDE. In the middle of October. In Maine! Can you believe it? The weather here this fall has actually been really nice. I think we’ve only had maybe 2 rainy days so far.
With the weather so nice, it seemed like a shame to stay inside so I gently reminded the HH that we still needed to get the clothesline installed {before the ground freezes}. When I say we… I really meant him. 😉
Have I mentioned that I have an amazing view of the garden from the top floor? I’m looking forward to photographing from above next summer.
Lucy was right by his side as usual.
As the HH was digging the hole for the base of the clothesline he found 4 oyster shells. That was exciting. I guess you know you live close to the sea when you hit shells.
A few houses back when he was digging for a fence, it was nothing but sand. I guess you never really know what you’re going to find.
One of these days though I think it would be fun to find some sort of tin full of treasure. But what are the odds of that? Maybe while I’m digging up the yard next spring and installing plants I should bury a few old coffee cans with things in them.
Wouldn’t that be fun!? Okay, I’m totally going to do it. I just wrote myself a sticky note. Consider it done.
The HH wanted to leave the clothesline behind when we moved but I was like… No way! We’re bringing it with us. Plus, everyone knows line drying your clothes {even in the middle of winter} is a HUGE money saver.
Plus, your towels and clothes last longer when you use one. I’ll just have to be mindful about when I stick the clothes out there seeing how we’re kind of in the middle of town and all.
No tighty whities. Got to keep things respectable, you know. 😉
The best part about our clothesline line though, is now that the base is installed, we can store it in the barn when it’s not in use. Which is going to come in handy since our backyard is the size of a postage stamp.
Ahh the joys of a tiny backyard. I’m looking forward to making a garden plan this winter and then growing a ridiculous amount of flowers and vegetables next summer.
But first… We need a little downtime. And snow. Soon. It will happen soon, right?
Is it fall in YOUR neck of the woods yet? Curious minds want to know.
~Mavis
Margo says
Was up in New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont this past week on vacation and the weather was fantastic! It was rather chilly in Vermont, but still beautiful. Enjoyed the turning leaf colors! You sure live in a beautiful area! As for hanging the tidy whities out, just hang them in the middle of the wash so they’re not so obvious. It’s how we do it at our house, and I figure if my neighbors don’t like it, they can just stop staring over the fence!
Jamie says
A nice warm fall day project! Do you have any suggestions on how to keep birds off clotheslines? I would love to put one up, but we have a ton of robins and blue jays in the yard and I worry they will set up shop and … do birdy things to our clean items.
Katelyn says
You just gotta hang your skivvies on the inside rows, with sheets on the edges. Instant panty privacy! LOL
Dawn says
My childhood memories are filled with the scent of my grandmothers sheets that were dried outside in the sunshine. Unfortunately, I live in the city and don’t have any place for a clothes line or I would have one.
Erin says
I love it! And the yard – it’s small but seems so manageable, which is my goal as we house hunt. I can’t wait to have a clothesline again when we do make our purchase. Our rental doesn’t allow hanging clothes on our patio, so I hang the clothes everywhere inside the house.
christa says
Hanging my clothes to dry is a favorite chore of mine—undies, sheets and towels do go in the dryer, and hanging does preserve the fibers in jeans and tops, especially if there’s any spandex in them. I have another line set up in my garage for rainy days. Despite having bird feeders nearby I never have any issues with birds doing bird things!
eliz says
I’ve never had that kind of clothesline. Why is it preferable to a single line clothesline?
Mavis Butterfield says
I like that it rotates and that you can fit so many things on it at once. You can read more about it here if you’d like: https://sunshineclothesline.com/collections/featured/products/deluxe-9-ft-sunshine-clothesline
eliz says
Thanks. Looks good for clothes, but where do you put your sheets?
Mavis Butterfield says
I hang our queen sized sheets on the outside rungs.
eliz says
I guess the DL14 must fit king sheets. Maybe on the smaller sizes you can just fold or bunch them up a bit?
Julie says
Mavis – is that your preferred clothesline shape? I didn’t realize that there were closelines that could be stored and moved. I’ve got retractable lines in my house but nothing beats fresh sheets and towels that have been line dried in the sun!
Mavis Butterfield says
It’s the only one we’ve ever had. I love it.
HollyG says
We have one just like that – love it! It’s tucked away for winter but we also have a ‘Sheila maid’ pulley dryer and a couple of accordion drying racks in the house (we dry lots of herb and seed heads) for those damp PNW days (October – July).