Monday Farm Photo: A Different Kind of Winter White

Got a thing for laundry lines? Me, too:

(click here to see all these posts on one long page)

12/1/05: Warm Wash, Cool Dry

1/2/06: Winter Color

4/17/06: Monday Washday (and a Lamb Report)

1/12/08: Winter Wash and Dry (and the R-rated Version)

5/6/09: The Lamb and the Laundry Line (a look back at Baby Cary)

6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line

8/2/09: A Beacon in the Light

2/18/10: A Nice Day

5/12/10: A New Old Quilt and a New Old Buying Habit

5/24/10: Two More Vintage Quilts!

6/13/10: The Dangers of a Laundry Line

7/25/10: Blowin' In the Wind

9/27/10: White Tee Shirt Day

10/13/10: Vintage Quilt Love (Again)

10/23/10: These Blustery, Mustery Days

11/15/10: The Other End of the Laundry Line

12/20/10: The Case of the Bizarre Vintage Blanket

The Daily Donkey 16: Treat Time in (a very green!) Donkeyland

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Monday Farm Photos: The Case of the Bizarre Vintage Blanket

Wrapped up in a cozy mystery.

Any blanket experts out there?

Monday Dose of Cute: The Other End of the Laundry Line

So a few weeks back when I was snapping pictures of my vintage blankets blowing in the breeze on the laundry line. . .

Saturday Farm Photos: These Blustery, Mustery Days

Are Perfect for Blow Drying

Before I got into vintage quilts, I collected old Beacon style blankets, and for years I kept them safely tucked away in storage boxes. Not anymore. Life's too short to keep the stuff you love the most packed away where you can't enjoy it, especially when it's something as useful as a blanket.

Wednesday Farm Photos: Vintage Quilt Love (Again)

We haven't been out cutting firewood yet this fall (we've been busy catching up with other stuff, like cutting 310 more bales of hay), but there's no chance we're going to freeze. I have an ever growing stack of cozy vintage quilts to keep us warm.

Monday Farm Photo: White Tee Shirt Day

Love laundry lines?

12/1/05: Warm Wash, Cool Dry

1/2/06: Winter Color

4/17/06: Monday Washday (and a Lamb Report)

1/12/08: Winter Wash and Dry (and the R-rated Version)

5/6/09: The Lamb and the Laundry Line (a look back at Baby Cary)

6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line

8/2/09: A Beacon in the Light

2/18/10: A Nice Day

5/12/10: A New Old Quilt and a New Old Buying Habit

5/24/10: Two More Vintage Quilts!

6/13/10: The Dangers of a Laundry Line

7/25/10: Blowin' In the Wind

8/13/10: Another Vintage Quilt

© FarmgirlFare.com, the fresh and clean foodie farm blog where if you've ever looked at paint color chips, you know that there are approximately 43,000 versions of white available. Around here, we tend toward one called Not Quite White. There's nothing like a few hours hanging on the line in the bright sun to bleach out lingering spots on laundry, but there's also nothing like dirty farm duds.

Washing our clothes is not just a chore, it's a challenge, and thankfully one I don't mind doing, although sometimes—usually after a six load marathon session that hasn't made much of a dent—I wonder how it is physically possible for two people who aren't into fashion and 100+ critters who run around naked to create this much dirty laundry all the time. Because our old dryer is down to only one heat setting—flame—when the weather is bad, the laundry really starts to pile up. Once it is washed, we judge it by what Joe refers to as the sniff test—it may not look clean, but it always smells clean. And fortunately the animals don't seem to mind the spots.

Friday Farm Photos: Another Vintage Quilt

I couldn't resist.

More below. . .

Sunday Farm Photo: Blowin' in the Wind

Just Breathe

Love laundry lines?

12/1/05: Warm Wash, Cool Dry

1/2/06: Winter Color

4/17/06: Monday Washday (and a Lamb Report)

1/12/08: Winter Wash and Dry (and the R-rated Version)

5/6/09: The Lamb and the Laundry Line (a look back at Baby Cary)

6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line

8/2/09: A Beacon in the Light

2/18/10: A Nice Day

5/12/10: A New Old Quilt and a New Old Buying Habit

5/24/10: Two More Vintage Quilts!

6/13/10: The Dangers of a Laundry Line

© 2010 FarmgirlFare.com, the fresh and clean foodie farm blog where sometimes if the breeze is just right, bedsheets on the line will billow in and out in such an even and peaceful way that they look as if they're breathing. I always stop and watch—and breathe.

Sunday Dose of Cute: The Dangers of a Laundry Line

Monday Farm Photos: Two More Vintage Quilts!

So many tiny pieces of fabric.

A funny thing happened when I went back to the junk market last week to pick up the rest of my vintage haul from a recent bargain buying spree. . .

Wednesday Farm Photos: A New Old Quilt and a New Old Buying Habit

Lightweight and Lovely to Look At

While Marta Beast was at the dog spa last week (amusing before and after pictures coming soon), I headed over to my favorite junk mall to hunt away the hours. I managed to find all sorts of vintage treasures, including a few pieces of furniture for the new house (which Joe swears we're moving into next fall): two funky, yet surprisingly comfortable old chairs I couldn't resist for $3 apiece; an industrial looking, square metal cabinet with an indestructible formica-type worktop that I know will come in really handy somewhere; a darling little dark wood table with four tiny drawers that might become a nightstand; a rustic wooden footstool that makes me think of those stately old summer camps in the Adirondacks; and a cheerful painted yellow dresser that has glass knobs, a stylish curve to the drawer fronts, and isn't as big as I would have liked but couldn't be passed up for 30 bucks.

Thursday Farm Photo: A Nice Day

With a pretty view

Sunshine
Temps in the 40s
A colorful new vintage quilt (for just $20)
Wooly sheep in the background
Golden afternoon light
Chipping away at the giant laundry mountain
A homemade chocolate cake

More vintage:
1/3/09: Feeding My Addictions (and Pasta w/ Olive Oil, Garlic, & Parsley)
4/22/09: Every Day Is Earth Day—and I'm Eco-Chic (Who Knew?)
6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line (more quilts)
7/26/09: Going Vintage Green
8/2/09: A Beacon in the Light
8/17/09: A Peek Inside My Potting Cabinet

More laundry line:
12/1/05: Warm Wash, Cool Dry
1/2/06: Winter Color
4/17/06: Monday Washday (and a Lamb Report)
1/12/08: Winter Wash and Dry (and the R-rated Version)
5/6/09: The Lamb and the Laundry Line (a look back at Baby Cary)
6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line
8/2/09: A Beacon in the Light

More pretty views:
Farm Landscape Photos Part 1
Farm Landscape Photos Part 2
Farm Landscape Photos Part 3
Farm Landscape Photos Part 4
Farm Landscape Photos Part 5
Farm Landscape Photos Part 6

© FarmgirlFare.com, the fresh and clean and comfortably worn foodie farm blog where a lot of people seem to dread the month of February, but every year I find so many things about it to love—and often wish it lasted longer.

Sunday Farm Photos: A Beacon in the Light

I love Beacon style blankets (this is another recent vintage buying spree find.)



And I Live in Overalls

Ahh, the sweet smelling luxury of a laundry line:
12/1/05: Warm Wash, Cool Dry
1/2/06: Winter Color
4/17/06: Monday Washday (and a Lamb Report)
1/12/08: Winter Wash and Dry (and the R-rated Version)
5/6/09: The Lamb and the Laundry Line (a look back at Baby Cary)
6/22/09: Vintage Laundry Line

Do you hang your laundry on a line?

© 2009 FarmgirlFare.com, the well washed foodie farm blog where while many people are already bemoaning the fact that summer (in all its hot and sweaty glory) will soon be over, we're happily counting down the days until we can bury the bed with blankets and quilts and prance around in polar fleece (which is one of the greatest inventions ever).

Monday Farm Photos: Vintage Laundry Line

I love my new old quilts (this one is hand stitched).

More photos below. . .

Monday Daily Dose of Cute: Stand By Your Lamb

Lucky Buddy Bear and his extended flock

© FarmgirlFare.com, the foodie farm blog where Lucky Buddy Bear, who is half English Shepherd and half Australian Shepherd, loves his sheep so much he looks after them even when they're polar fleece. And if he could reach the laundry line while keeping all four paws on the ground, he would no doubt try to lick them dry because they're wet.

Farm Photo 1/12/08: Winter Wash & Dry

You've Heard Of Slow Food? This Is Slow Dry

I love my clothesline and use it all year round. There's nothing like the smell of sheets and towels that have been air-dried on a fresh breeze. Because I'm a certified shrinkmaster, even in winter I shy away from our dryer. (Okay, okay, the crazy thing terrifies me, especially now that it seems to have only one temperature: Flame. Thank god the air-only setting still works so I can fluff up bath sheets without too much fear of turning them into washcloths.)

January weather in Missouri isn't real conducive to line drying, though, so the dirty laundry has really started piling up. You know it's bad when you can do an entire load of only reds and pinks--and it's a king size load. I'm just grateful the sheep don't wear clothes.

Click here to see the R-rated version of today's photo.

Want to see more?
I've aired my clean laundry a couple of times before. You'll find it hanging here and here.

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Monday Farm Photo: Sunshine and Laundry on the Line

It's Monday Washday!


Lamb Report:
As soon as it was dark last night, a pack of coyotes out near the hayfield burst into song. If these creatures didn't pose such a threat to my sheep, I do believe I would find their nighttime serenades rather pleasant. As it was, though, the dogs went crazy barking at them, and I, well, I did what one can do when they are miles from anywhere and anyone--I raised my head up high, took a deep breath, and let out a long, loud howl. That shut them up.

But as I mentioned previously, coyotes aren't the only danger lurking in the darkness. I thought the all night barkathon was for the coyotes' benefit, but this morning I found a murdered armadillo just a few feet from the barnyard—and one bad ass beagle covered with dried blood.

Current Lamb Count: 16. Known Dog Victories Over Menacing Predators: 1. And no, I don't think the armadillo got the lambs, but they're destructive, awful creatures, especially in the garden. Plus the dogs despise them.

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Daily Farm Photo: 1/2/06

Winter Color

Daily Farm Photo: 12/1/05

Warm Wash, Cool Dry

Farm Photo Extra 1/12/08: Red Hot Laundry Line

I can't believe you looked!

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