Over the years I have wrestled with the idea of a linear washing line. I have a capable rotary one, but that is not great when it comes to sheets and lots of towels. So a line is a practical thing.
However, where I am right now, I am surrounded by trees in the back garden (which is good), but I cannot for the life of me find two trees that are the right distance apart and have limbs placed where I can reach for a line.
I don’t want to puncture the trees with hooks, but neither do I want to dig into the root zone to secure a post. The old kiddy gym set is the right height but not stable enough, the rustic swinging loveseat has the same problem. Then of course, even if I overcome these pesky little problems, I will need to find a prop to keep everything up in the air. Over the years in the USA I have improvized this part, so no doubt I can do so again.
Tomorrow is forecast to be decent weather so I guess I will do the sheets and ponder positioning the line while I peg them onto the rotary line. Pegging things onto a line, whatever the design, is an ideal time to ponder all sorts of things in this life.
February 11, 2008 at 2:50 pm |
I had a similar problem of no where for a linear line. I discovered by using carbiner clips with clothes lines tied with loops on the end I can hang them just about anywhere AND remove them when necessary!
October 12, 2008 at 6:29 am |
Did you know that you can buy them now that fit queen size sheets? Austral clotheslines offer massive fold down and away clotheslines that will fit up to 15 queen size sheets in a 2.4 x 1.5 meter space and still look great when not in use.