The Chateau Diaries #159 Fannys funny farm is fecking filthy, say that five times

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i am excited to see what @Jules100 draws up next! The Tiles trend on tattle maybe the next big thing . I am excitedly waiting on my tile.
 
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The ceiling dryers/airers are brilliant!

A "whirlygig" dryer can be taken down completely and simply slotted back into the ground as and when needed.

Amy should take a leaf out of Lalande's book (not something I thought I'd ever say) and farm out sheets and pillowcases to a local laundry. The linen comes back beautifully ironed and ready to be put away. Money well spent and precious time saved. Concentrate on keeping on top of clothes washing and ironing.

Just remembered reading a snippet about how Erin deals with the laundry for theit four gites. Sensible and supporting a local enterprise.

 
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I try not to use my dryer as well, far too expensive. I put towels and bedding out overnight in the summer also they are not over dry in the morning.

I’ve not seen top loader washing machines since I was a little girl. Are they common in the USA

It's just me now. I work from home and I'm mostly a tshirt/shorts/flipflops guy so laundry is minimal.
So was mine until my son moved back home. I’m still getting through his dirty laundry. I swear instead of washing things he just bought new.. Think I’ve counted at least 20 black T-shirts so far. Only another 2 ikea blue bags to wash now. Thank goodness for the heatwave

Quick thing here....I also use Tide and Downy and I do not like the smell of Tide, either! Have you considered using Tide Free? It's unscented! All you'll smell is whatever your fabric softener smells like!
Don’t think we get Tide in the UK anymore. I love the smell of Persil. Sadly my washing cupboard is the most packed cupboard I have. Different types of Persil for Whites, coloureds, wool, then the bottles of Ace for stains in Whites and coloureds, then the white booster powder. Then various smelling fabric softeners depending on who’s washing is in the machine
 
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I have this amazing foldable wooden rack the Amish made- it lives in my spare room, I hang most things and on good sunny days hang the sheets and towels outside- My mother always gave the towels a good "snap" before hanging on the lines, she said it made them softer when dried. I love the smell of sheets off the line, so fresh- in the Winter sadly I use the dryer more
 
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There's a theme here. She's a fuck up. And living in a heap in the middle of nowhere is going to make it all better. Amirite?

There aren't enough hearts for this, Comtesse!! I hereby declare this the Official Music Video of LieLande!!



DJ's children's book would definitely be a "pop-up" book.
She picked up on the Marie-fellating-the-strawberry video, exhibit A in my case against so many things. And a lot of other classic moments where you say, these people are schweinhundts and quit Patreon.
 
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I use my grandmother’s old rules, stains get Fels Naptha soap scrubbed or 20 Mule Team Borax, the appropriate soak and scrub routine with a wash board before going into the machine. I have a wall mounted foldaway drying line for delicates, wools, etc and anything that goes in the dryer tumbles with wool dryer balls. No chemical softeners of any kind. They tend to make me itch.
 
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Not heard of either of those stain removers.

I have a couple of upright airers I use as well. Outside for underwear in the summer and in my utility room in the winter.
 
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I live in the skin cancer capital of the universe and am fortunate to have a good clothesline installed by me 10 steps from the washing machine. So it's easy to get them in off the line in an hour. Much less fading than the dryer does and no bird poop. The problem is the amount of electricity it uses, adding to global warming. But of course air conditioning is the biggest culprit there. Don't use that either, highest temp recorded here 103º. Piece of cake, doing it for the grandchildren.
 
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I try not to use my dryer as well, far too expensive. I put towels and bedding out overnight in the summer also they are not over dry in the morning.
We have a constantly full washing line at home with my parents in the summer. We do also have a dryer which is mainly used in winter ( or all the clothes would come back wetter and dirter then they went out

i have a clothes horse in my flat and I just spin the clothes and leave them to dry. The flat is quite warm even in thewinter

mygrandma use to have a drying cuboard above the boiler . It also doubled up as a tomato ripening area
 
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No fabric softeners in my house. I use vinegar. Use percil powder. Not those horrid pills. The slime gets into every nook in the machine. Yuck! Whitener added to the soap powder for whites.
If you read the labels on most towels it says do not use softener. It makes them nonabsorbent. I dry towels and sheets. Douvet cover gets folded wet. Hand Smoothed and place on the rack. No ironing needed.
once a month I run a cleaning solution thru my machine and the dishwasher.
 
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Torpid. Oh man. Is it possible to make a thread nom that is a single word? Toooorrrrrrrrpiiiiiiiiiiiiiiid
 
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Brabantia also do a whirlygig shaped line that is wall mounted and folds back like an umbrella when not required. Even comes with a cover to keep it neat and clean.
I love the industrial machines that I find on campsites. Usually Miele. They are fast and efficient and hold a much larger load.
 
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Yeah I have old school castile laundry soap bars and a spray bottle of water for stain treatment. Works great.
 
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The Lalande's weekend reunion/dinner party...
Stuart cooked, who served and who did the dishes???

Stephen Cole and Vivienne Birt had their mouths full.


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Strangely, one of the few French people to appear regularly in the flogs IS ALSO THE MOST REAL. Who'da thunk it?????
 
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Is the cleaning solution you run through your appliances homemade or something you buy? I think I need to do this.
 
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I only let the deadliest and acidic chemicals clean my clothes and beddings.

i mean, I am not drinking milk directly from a cow either…
 
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