Growing up South Sea Avenue, West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA usa 1950's - 1970's, back yard clothesline reel, just to the side of the small back porch, close to the back room laundry area, old double soap stone sink...hanging the laundry out to dry on a nice day, sun dried, fresh, salt sea air smell of the laundry when time to bring it in...I still have the wood clothespins, some older more sturdy than other newer lighter ones, still find uses for them quite a bit...
"REFLECTION FOR THE DAY"
"Clothespins! God, I love clothespins. We should stock up on them. Some day they will stop making them, and then what? "
"James Tate"
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Copyright 2015 Tom Fitzpatrick
Excerpt:
"THE WILDWATER WALKING CLUB" By CLAIRE COOK
"'...I just hate like hell that some elitist town ordinance is telling me I can't have a clothesline on my property. But I'm not an unreasonable person.'
..."All I wanted to know', I said, 'was if you'd give me a clothesline referral. You know, the name of someone who installs them locally.'
She scrunched up her forehead. 'Is this a trick?'
I shook my head.
'You really don't know how to put up a clothesline/'
I shook my head again.
'Seriously?'
'Stop,' I said, 'you're giving me a clothesline complex.'
'Sorry.' She smiled. 'I'll put one up for you. As long as you don't mind being my cell mate if someone drops a dime on us.'
'It'd be the most excitement I've had in ages. Hey, what shoe size do you wear?'"...
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