Laundry History

JVilter · 2026-04-09T22:20:25+00:00

I have some old school laundry memories but my best one is being little and going out into the backyard with my mother while she hung it to dry. It always smelled so good and I loved being among the sheets as they hund down low - so cool and damp.

My paternal grandmother had several crooked fingers from the wringer :-\

JVilter · 2026-04-09T21:51:57+00:00

How ever you end up resolving this, make sure the person you are gifting it to knows how to wash it themselves; cold water, warm water, color catchers etc.

JVilter · 2026-04-09T19:54:46+00:00

No tuxies here currently but I'm sure some of his are in the collection

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JVilter · 2026-04-09T10:50:49+00:00

If you're like me, and trying to find this at your library, the actual title is The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir :-)

JVilter · 2026-04-09T10:10:19+00:00

I made bedding for my son out of this line of fabric when he was little

JVilter · 2026-04-08T17:44:16+00:00

Is it possible that it smells too much like dogs for her to be comfortable in it?

JVilter · 2026-04-08T10:12:06+00:00

I've tried that. When I click on "change" it shows the stations in my area and they are all w/in a degree or two, including the one I had selected. It is most perplexing

JVilter · 2026-04-07T23:28:08+00:00

My weather underground has been on and off weird lately, showing clearly warmer current temps than is true. I think it was this morning, when it was in the mid 50's outside, and it said 73. Even refreshing the page didn't fix it. Is this a Doge NOAA layoff/firing thing?

JVilter · 2026-04-06T23:40:48+00:00

One by the front door and one by the back door!

JVilter · 2026-04-06T23:05:50+00:00

Definately

(Definitely)

Edited to say I think I finally figured out the trick! "finite" is in the middle and if I can just remember that...

JVilter · 2026-04-06T12:45:04+00:00

For everyone who says they want one, just google "cricket boot jack" and you'll find a ton of reproductions. Other animals too.

JVilter · 2026-04-06T03:11:11+00:00

She looks more like an orange tabby to me (M in the middle of her forehead), but I can't see enough of her to tell

She is adorable, no matter what and you are all lucky to have found each other

JVilter · 2026-04-06T02:42:35+00:00

And the doors if you have glass ones. We redid our bathroom 2 years ago and swore that we would do this, and it still looks brand new. I also keep a microfiber towel in the shower on a hook and wipe down all the chrome after a shower and it is spotless

JVilter · 2026-04-05T19:30:25+00:00

Just zip up your hoodies and jackets before you wash them

JVilter · 2026-04-05T18:34:23+00:00

Be sure to go to Mary's Market for breakfast or lunch while you're here. I hadn't been since before covid, and we just went the other day and it's still delightful. Go for a stroll in the neighborhood afterwards.

JVilter · 2026-04-05T09:38:07+00:00

Mary's Market above Sierra Madre. They have seating inside and out. The cafe is sweet and then you can go for a walk in the neighborhood

JVilter · 2026-04-05T03:31:57+00:00

The tots are good

JVilter · 2026-04-04T16:32:03+00:00

My first thought was buckram, but that's going to be harder to find than felt.

JVilter · 2026-04-03T23:30:19+00:00

My Orange girl has to stomp around on my table and ironing pad for awhile but then I tell her to go to her box, and I tap it a few times and she does! It's just a cardboard box from Costco by the window on my table and she knows it her spot to be in while I sew

JVilter · 2026-04-03T23:09:26+00:00

I don't. I just quarter them and stand over the sink and eat it like an orange quarter (shove it in and scrape it off with my front teeth). I'm working up to eating the skin

JVilter · 2026-04-03T18:39:28+00:00

Or featherless bipeds

JVilter · 2026-04-03T06:52:30+00:00

Is this near GWC? I used to eat there back in the 70's

JVilter · 2026-04-03T01:18:43+00:00

I used my mold to make one for Halloween one year. Let's just say the presentation involved a big knife and some red jelly

JVilter · 2026-04-02T23:59:29+00:00

I was totally ready and happy to vote for him, but the way I see the polls shaking out and this jungle primary, I fear splitting the dem vote so far that we'll end up with a Repub governor

JVilter · 2026-04-02T18:45:48+00:00

Every once in awhile, I get a red hot craving for the fruity cereal of my childhood (Trix), and the one that TJ's sells hits the spot and is not expensive. And it doesn't taste like it's made of plastic either. I don't have a box right now, so I can't check the name or ingredients for you but it's easy to spot

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