Collecting My Thoughts

My 18 year old Maytag started making death rattle noises, so on February 4 I went to Lowe's and bought a new GE washer.  It was delivere...

This is the laundry at Lakeside after I decided the dryer was unsafe. Pink, blue and cream are our colors I've had a lot of jobs in ...

I ran out of white socks and found some chartreuse in the back of the drawer—then had to find a shirt to match.  A very hot day. Laundry...

Recently the Wall Street Journal had an article on home laundry. It seems 78% of households do approximately 9 loads of laundry a week, and...

When we moved here in 2002 I bought a matching washer and dryer--I'd never had a matched set. My older models used to last 15-20 years,...

Fluff and fold That's what I call some of the Christian writers on the market today. Wear it no matter where. Calvin, Luther and the Pur...

Where is the laundress when you need her? Last week I did some ironing--and tackled a bit more this morning. The Laundress seems to be rat...

House cleaning tips I'm now officially an S.O.B. Yes, I've joined the State of Ohio Blogger Alliance . I looked through a few of the...

3843 Dry Clean Only! This is a terrible dilemma. The tag says dry clean, but you haven't worn it in ages, and you hate to even donate...

The shy bridesmaid After a week of really heavy emotions and anger at all the talking heads and media types both liberal and conservative,...

3609 Are you filthy rich? Like the two bathroom house in the 50s and the three car garage in the 90s, the new status symbol is multiple la...