tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post7009323966479976617..comments2024-01-17T20:44:37.660+00:00Comments on USEFUL or BEAUTIFUL: Dashing away with the smoothing ironLucillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-86479287996475515182012-09-28T00:45:58.539+01:002012-09-28T00:45:58.539+01:00I can get a whole load of laundry on this IKEA dry...I can get a whole load of laundry on this IKEA drying rack:<br />http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ikea.com/PIAimages/56894_PE162330_S3.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/departments/laundry/20602/&h=250&w=250&sz=6&tbnid=YjWuTguaKhrs-M:&tbnh=96&tbnw=96&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dikea%2Bclothes%2Bdrying%2Brack%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=ikea+clothes+drying+rack&usg=__vyNmouMt3owDJDw7Lp3Jq9B_MkI=&docid=5XLtS4L17N9nEM&sa=X&ei=KeRkUIbnE4KK2wWfhICQDg&ved=0CDYQ9QEwBA&dur=671<br /><br />It's only cold for about 30 days here in Houston, and it's often very humid, so I usually hang everything under a ceiling fan. "Ironing" has been on my to-do list for 3 weeks now. I am going to give Mise's 3-minutes in the dryer system a go and see if it works for us!yoga teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551998007150554947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-3756877386225706502012-09-27T20:07:04.510+01:002012-09-27T20:07:04.510+01:00Definitely useful. How do Americans get away witho...Definitely useful. How do Americans get away without ironing? I've never understood it. Different materials?Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-42657352188555855802012-09-26T08:30:57.237+01:002012-09-26T08:30:57.237+01:00My dear departed Dad used to sing that song. With ...My dear departed Dad used to sing that song. With gestures.lillyannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752638206153634574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-60725374652415196192012-09-25T20:58:12.888+01:002012-09-25T20:58:12.888+01:00I'd send it all to Japan if I were you - it wo...I'd send it all to Japan if I were you - it would save you a lot of hassle ...<br /><br />Pomona xPomonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18399181139470676975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-56571718793776604272012-09-25T17:43:47.686+01:002012-09-25T17:43:47.686+01:00Having peered closely at the image, I am much in e...Having peered closely at the image, I am much in envy of the window, the door, and, in particular, the original Edwardian airer.<br /><br />What I do with shirts is tumble-dry them for 3 minutes to remove the creases, then hang them on hangers, where they stay uncreased. Most other things can go straight to the hanger. I cannot hope to compete with Hakuyosha.Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-13879941871163801492012-09-25T16:52:50.981+01:002012-09-25T16:52:50.981+01:00I used one of those Kitchen Maid clothes airers to...I used one of those Kitchen Maid clothes airers today...... and one of those fancy irons. At the house where said iron resides, it is referred to as "The Titanic". <br />Here, however, someone had the really good idea when the house was modernised, to put a small radiator in the airing cupboard so stuff dries overnight. Whoever he was deserves a medal.menopausalmusinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255069917743230560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-28078184678616995272012-09-25T14:16:24.625+01:002012-09-25T14:16:24.625+01:00That room looks remarkably similar to my bedroom.
...That room looks remarkably similar to my bedroom.<br /><br />Once the monsoon starts in earnest our dhobi returns my laundry always smelling a little damp around the edges - the clothes are also far from dry..<br /><br />But following your lead, I shall <i>insist</i> that the staff drape my smalls over the jasmine bushes on our parade ground..JofIndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091187070268922483noreply@blogger.com