Ginny's post a few days ago was showing many different pictures of clothes drying on the line.
It got me to thinking about a few that I have seen in several different countries.
In Henche, Haiti there were very few washers and dryers to use.
The women of the area would gather to do the wash and then hang it on the line. They proceeded to have a great time visiting while waiting for their clothes to dry ... which didn't take too long in that hot climate.
To answer Chatty Crones question about why some things are on the ground, it's because they spread blankets and sheets on the ground to sit on while they were visiting and they also tried to sell some of their wears to visitors at the compound and to each other. The compound allowed people to use their pump for fresh water.
In Guadalupe Victoria, Baja Mexico
In the good old USA
Our power was rather iffy there so we resorted to hanging our things on the fence.
It worked like a charm.
This is my motto for today and every day !!
Wednesday Words of Wisdom
16 comments:
Oh my, their HEADS!! But they must have a great sense of balance. Makes us realize how blessed we are with washers and dryers!
That was so interesting! I like the way things were hung on the fence, that's making good use of the space. Ginny's right - we are quite spoiled with our washers and dryers.
I love the meme. So why were some of the clothes on the ground? I don't know if I could carry all that on my head. We sure are lucky.
There are people, not too far from me, that use their fence as a clothesline. Hey, whatever works!!
Love the motto. They say that necessity is the mother of invention and that's proven by using that chain link fence for drying clothes
Reality check! I'd better not complain about having to "do" our laundry ever again.
An interesting post. I remember in PNG they draped clothes over bushes to dry That was a long time ago.
We are so blessed in this Country to have washing machines and dryers. I looked at the picture of the women carrying those huge loads on their heads....Here, we would be complaining about our necks and shoulders hurting.. These ladies do this job so energized and proud. Can you imagine? I mailed your cute little give-away gift earlier in the week....Hope you enjoy..
Great photos.
Those poor women would love to have a washer and dryer and other conveniences we take for granted. Part of the reason these folks in third world countries are poor, is because of western imperialism...the US and EU have been plundering their resources, up until today. The real reason for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were about oil, rare earth minerals, uranium, not terrorism.
I remember my mom hanging laundry in the yard. Those are great photos you shared.
I spent my entire child hood helping hang laundry but never carried them on my head. ha ha. and the bad thing was, after we took them off the lines they had to be ironed, even hankies and sheets and pillow cases. in KY back in the early 50's most peopel hung laundry on fences, and porch railings, anything they could find to hang it on
I always enjoyed hanging clothes outside to dry. There’s something about watching the laundry swaying in the breeze.
Thank you for linking up!
wow what memories. So interesting to see these. Our dryer went out and its in a p lace where a lot of things would have to be removed (bookcases etc)...in a storage area in the basement area of the house where we are...so we started drying our clothes off the railing of one of the upper decks and in winter we dry them inside. I find I actually like doing this more than in the dryer. weird I know...lol. Thanks for sharing those interesting photos.
Wow, it's so amazing they can carry such a heavy load on their heads.
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