In fact, the clothes line is right up there with compact florescent light bulbs.
It is part of the solution that will free us from dependence on foreign oil.
So this week, here on Moccasin Hill, we graduated from a sagging rope between two trees to the real thing.
David was incredibly kind to use his first day of summer vacation on my request.
But then again, the price of oil is going up! We could save some money here!
The Plan. The designer checks with the client to gather all the specs and finalizes the drawing.
Digging the holes. Where we live, every time you put a shovel in the ground you hit a rock. This was no exception.
Carpenter's rule: Measure twice, cut once.
Putting it all together.
Stay tuned for Part Two tomorrow.
The rope and
our wet clothes
Hope for sun.
PS By popular demand, here are two formally undisclosed photos of DAVID ON THE LADDER! One had been up and then taken down, but blog expert John caught it before it disappeared (see comments). So here it is back along with a new photo, NEVER before seen on this or any other blog. enjoy.
and yes, the clothesline could also be used as a swing set when M comes to visit!
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We can't wait to have a house of our own so we can have a permanent (even a line would do) clothesline. We have a temporary drying rack that we put outside now. I coincidentally found an article in the Burlington Free Press about some communities that have banned clotheslines for "aesthetic" reasons. Can you imagine?
www.burlingtonfreepress.com "Clotheslines up for discussion" (I tried posting the whole link in another comment box, but it wouldn't work- let me know if you can't access it)
So, Barb. I'm wondering...how heavy are your clothes?
I'm reminded of Phi Beta Oak Tree in Summit, remember the Summit Garden Club exchange student from England. Now I'm thinking, Leonardo de Clothesline. Yes?
my clothes are very heavy.
You're going to have the most well architected clothesline in the neighborhood.
It looks beautiful and David looks great on a ladder.
Hope the sun came!
love seeing the whole process... but seriously, that's gotta be some hefty nighties you guys are hanging up. still, a perfect example of dad's work ethic - nothing but the best quality for his projects, even if it means accommodating the most cumbersome of weights.
Did you change the photos? Wasn't there originally one with David on a ladder?
Not just ANY old store-bought clothesline- a work of art that will fit in with the general aesthetic of the yard. Beautiful, David!
Yes, there was a ladder pic. then I took it out.
not sure why.
David thinks one of those photos is one too many!!!
Too bad about the ladder one - I felt he looked especially jaunty in that one. Hard at work, on a ladder. Very masculine.
Seriously, though - that frame looks like it's built to last out of railroad ties. I'd expect it to stop a truck!
It looks like it will age beautifully and fit in so well people will think it's been there forever.
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