A short description about your blog http://www.laundrylist.org Sat, 25 May 2013 06:18:55 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.laundrylist.org/en/blog/hanging-out-in-australia-apparatus-for-drying-clothes-researchers-in-australia-sneak-a-look-at-early-american-rotary-clothes-hoists-patents.html <p>by Cas Middlemas</p><br/><p><img src="http://www.communicatingcauses.com/pll/images/hung_to_dry_book.jpg" alt="Hung Out to Dry" hspace="5" width="180" height="269" align="right" /> In Australia the use of rotary clothes hoists to dry laundry outdoors is so well-established that many consider this piece of backyard equipment a part of our cultural history, to the point that it has developed an iconic status. The clothes hoist was used in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games ceremony and has been prominenRead More... Sheila Kitts Sun, 27 Feb 2011 13:36:58 +0100 Project Laundry List http://www.laundrylist.org/en/blog/the-10102010-miraculous-clothesline-revival.html <p><img src="http://www.communicatingcauses.com/pll/images/clothesline_detail_med.jpg" alt="" hspace="12" width="320" height="240" align="left" />When people here in the U.S. think of solar power, often the first thing that comes to mind is the costly and mysterious system of panels and batteries they imagine they&rsquo;ll need to run standard household appliances and electronic gadgets. This misconception is convenient for the fossil fuel industry, which depends on our continued reliance on theRead More... Sheila Kitts Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:13:24 +0100 Project Laundry List http://www.laundrylist.org/en/blog/product-review-the-ezyline-a-pegless-laundry-line.html <p>For me, hanging out my laundry isn&rsquo;t just practical&mdash;it&rsquo;s emotional. My posts were dug and my lines tied by my dad, my pegs were taken from my grandmother&rsquo;s old line on the family farm, and my peg bag was lovingly hand-sewn by my mother.</p><br/><p><img src="http://www.communicatingcauses.com/pll/images/ezyline_logo.jpg" alt="" width="256" height="113" align="right" />But for those who don&rsquo;t have those emotional attachments, there are laundry line options. One of thosRead More... Sheila Kitts Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:04:21 +0100 Project Laundry List http://www.laundrylist.org/en/blog/a-valentine-for-your-clothesline.html <p><img src="http://www.communicatingcauses.com/pll/images/clothesline_love.jpg" alt="" width="462" height="260" /></p><br/>Show us your clothesline love!<br/><p>In honor of Valentine's Day, write us and let us know why you love to hang out! Submissions will be featured on our web page and in our newsletter, Hangin' Out! Please email your submission (and a photo of you with your clothesline would be great!) to skitts@laundrylist.org by January 31st. Happy hanging!</p><br/><p>&nbsp;</p> Sheila Kitts Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:26:49 +0100 Project Laundry List