tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post7175556783158905447..comments2023-12-31T13:20:27.351+00:00Comments on Saltaire Daily Photo: Sustainable Saltairejennyfreckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-83641305120847123342012-03-17T12:28:46.803+00:002012-03-17T12:28:46.803+00:00Well at least she didn't hang out any "un...Well at least she didn't hang out any "unmentionables" on the line! ~LiliLilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003968489244660242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-55128424709369886332012-03-17T02:04:54.536+00:002012-03-17T02:04:54.536+00:00I hung out my washing today for the first time sin...I hung out my washing today for the first time since last year! Such a joy, that smell of air and sun!Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-83139589184208645362012-03-15T02:09:54.332+00:002012-03-15T02:09:54.332+00:00I'm not as enthusiastic about hanging the wash...I'm not as enthusiastic about hanging the wash outside in public view. Got a line in a visually protected back yard? Go for it. Hanging 46DDD black lace lingerie in the face of the parson? Not so much.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-57649297969661372842012-03-14T19:38:45.134+00:002012-03-14T19:38:45.134+00:00Yes Diane, in the cellar or some houses had wooden...Yes Diane, in the cellar or some houses had wooden drying racks hanging from the ceiling (known locally as creels). There was once a communal washhouse but it wasn't much used.jennyfreckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12221511824958069710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-42525213912041742262012-03-14T14:37:23.949+00:002012-03-14T14:37:23.949+00:00what a lovely scene! I love how she's sitting...what a lovely scene! I love how she's sitting in the threshold of her open door. I do that, too...it's early enough that there aren't' bugs but warm enough to open the door!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-54869311770370718822012-03-14T11:16:39.747+00:002012-03-14T11:16:39.747+00:00OOPs 'dryers"OOPs 'dryers"diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-72637562826679017912012-03-14T11:14:44.572+00:002012-03-14T11:14:44.572+00:00It is a good start hanging out washing. If they co...It is a good start hanging out washing. If they couldn't hang it outside in Salt's day how did they dry it? I doubt there were driers then. I guess hang it in the basement or attic.diane bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002292118984909883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-67622221116675161532012-03-14T10:39:34.705+00:002012-03-14T10:39:34.705+00:00I recall when the drying blew up a couple of years...I recall when the drying blew up a couple of years ago and I was forced to peg the washing out and I realised I had know idea how to do it. I finished up Googling it and found some quite useful diagrams.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-6829190666396599602012-03-14T10:11:15.315+00:002012-03-14T10:11:15.315+00:00How wonderful to sit in the sun with a good book!
...How wonderful to sit in the sun with a good book!<br /><br />Sustainable Saltaire sounds interesting but I wonder what restrictions will need to be adhered to because of the World Heritage Site status. Solar panels on rooftops will hardly be in keeping with the Victorian era. I'm sure there will be lots of suggestions sympathetic to the history of the place though. After all, Victorian society was much less wasteful than ours.Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-51786440911657894622012-03-14T09:00:51.646+00:002012-03-14T09:00:51.646+00:00Sir Titus is often considered a caring patriarch, ...Sir Titus is often considered a caring patriarch, . . . workers being "rescued" from the "dark satanic mills" of Bradford and re-housed in the health giving surroundings of Saltaire and district . . . however, no imbibing alcohol/no hanging out of washing/accommodation "tied" to work performance and good behaviour ? ? ? sounds like a bit of a control freak to me ! ! !Siegfriednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692250389062665906.post-88607050527729193052012-03-14T07:19:51.973+00:002012-03-14T07:19:51.973+00:00You caught a peaceful moment of her day!You caught a peaceful moment of her day!Malysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285965495493508425noreply@blogger.com