Ideal Bite

I currently line-dry about half of my clothing. I have a drying rack inside my apartment, but we also have several lines inside our communal laundry room downstairs. I prefer using the latter, as I've found that the slow, methodical process of arranging clothes and clipping them to the lines really relaxes me. I turn on the radio and just kind of zone out for awhile. During our research for today's tip, we ran across a book that digs into the culture of clotheslines (yes, culture), in part how the ritual of hanging clothes in olde tymes actually brought people together. It also contains recipes for herbal ironing water, linen care and storage tips, and other interesting tidbits. (BTW, anyone know where to find great eco-friendly clothespins?)

If none of that appeals to you, you might be the perfect candidate for the thoroughly automated, anything-but-nostalgic Cord-O-Clip contraption.

-Jenifer Morgan...off to hang three sheets in the wind...

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