Reminders of long ago when we didn't have electric clothes dryers. Not necessarily a pleasant memory.

Diapers? Lots of them and they had to be hung out to dry. Freezing weather? Hot as hades weather? No matter.....the wash goes on.

I'm afraid I lived through some of this and saw my mother live through a lot more of it. I found this old basket the other day that is full of memories.

At first it looked like a fantastic old basket that was in great shape. Turned upside down, however, condition was truly exposed. It had been used and used so much that a newspaper in the bottom was holding the clothes pins in. Of course I took the paper out to see what it read. It was a 1963 newspaper!

This old basket was fresh on my mind while I was browsing ebay and came across this old picture. I borrowed it just to illustrate this blog. It shows that clothes pins had more than one duty.