Laundry on an Egyptian Line

My friend, Andy Dooley, was just in Egypt with his brother & the TUT adventurers. He took this picture for me, knowing that I would absolutely love it, and he was right! I do!

AND it's my first Egyptian laundry on this lil' blog of mine. Thanks Andy! That's RIGHT! You rock my socks.

Laundry on an Italian Line - Naples

While adventuring around the Mediterranean with my new friends, I pointed out how hard it is to get someone actually hanging their laundry on the line. My friends took heaps of photos of laundry drying on various Mediterranean lines, and Carol took it upon herself to try to capture someone in the act. I think she managed to get someone eventuall.

So, while looking at all the laundry pics I took, I found this one this morning. Carol, look to the very top left of the shot. I didn't even notice the woman hanging her clothes until now! LOL - see, it's actually all so easy!

More laundry drying on Mediterranean lines to come.

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving everyone! Keep those laundry pictures coming. :-)

Laundry on a BC Ferry Line

After spending a week in the Mediterranean with new friends from around the world, all taking pictures of laundry on various European lines, I took the ferry from Vancouver to Victoria, BC, Canada. I looked down and saw these amazing shoes on the woman to my right. Ah, laundry on a BC ferry line.

Laundry on a Cape Breton Line

Thanks to Kerry for these beautiful pic's of laundry on a Nova Scotian line, specifically in Cape Breton. Gorgeous! The second one reminds me why I started this blog in the first place.

Laundry on a Kenyan Line

Thanks to Linda D. for this picture of laundry drying in Kenya. There's so much of it that I wonder if this is a communal line? One family can't possibly have that many clothes on a line can they?

How exciting to have some African laundry on a line anyway. It's been a while since I've paid any attention to this blog of mine, so I am grateful that there are still readers out there that think of this blog when they come across laundry on a line around the world.

Keep sending 'em in and I'll keep posting them!

Laundry on a Ugandan Line

Thanks to Sara for capturing this shot in Uganda. Here's what Sara says about her photo:

This is my favourite (and probably only) laundry photo. It was taken outside of Mulago hospital in Kampala, Uganda and it is of people drying linens for their family members who are in the hospital. Not even a laundry line but cleaner whites than I ever get.

So many people around the world dry their laundry like this. I took tonnes of photos just like this when I was in Bangladesh, but my rolls of film were stolen from my bag at the airport. I was devestated! Do any of you have photos with laundry drying on the ground like this? How does the cotton dry so clean on the ground?

Laundry on a Free Stock Photo Line

These photos are taken from http://www.sxc.hu/ - a free stock photo site that I love. I know I haven't been around much lately (for this blog anyway), but I am still working on the blog as a book - so please do keep sending in your photos of laundry. I will post them & share the love.

Laundry on a Moroccon Line

I love it when people go to far away places and remember to take a photo when they see some laundry drying in a beautiful spot for me and my little blog. Thanks Sarah, from Canada all the way to Vienna, via England and Morocco.

Laundry on an Ottawa Line

These photos come from an old friend, Tiiu. Thanks Tiiu! I love both these pictures.

Laundry on Indian, Cambodian and Tibetan Lines

Thanks to Celina for her amazing photos of laundry in Tibet & India. She felt a bit weird about posting the Monk pictures, but I think they're brilliant so put sensitivities aside.

And yes, technically these prayer flags are not laundry but they are beautiful so I had to include them here.
Celina says, "This is what happened when unsuspecting boys allow girls to stay for weeks at a time in their home - long enough that eventually laundry had to be done and inevitably hung to dry in the livingroom!?!?!? Sorry Tigerman!!!"


The SCD Camodian Orphanage in Phenom Penh Cambodia

Laundry on a New Scent Line

This one is taken from The NewScent - a very cool site and project - check it out!

Laundry on The Daily Nice line

It has been months since I've put anything on here so I wonder if anyone will even see this beauty. Thanks to Jason from The Daily Nice

Laundry on an Argentinian Line

Gracias Carolina! She has just returned from Argentina and has graced these pages with her laundry images once again.

"Frst ones are from my grandmother's balcony to the one below in Corrientes, Argentina. Second one is a picture from the hotel in Buenos AiresThird is a close-up of the Buenos Aires laundryFourth is laundry on my grandmother's line in Corrientes!"

Laundry on a China Town Line

These come from a good friend in NYC who took the photos in China town there. The good news is that I have a tonne of photos to post soon. Another friend has been taking photos in Argentina, and a co-worker has been to Italy, another co-worker to Thailand, and I got some photos in Windsor with my good friend Su this weekend.

So we are back in the laundry action, despite a slow month. I think we were all just dragging our feet waiting for Easter!

Laundry on an Australian Line

I have to tell you that these entries absolutely crack me up. I think it's hysterical that people are still posting their pictures onto my blog, and in particular that people are telling the stories that come with them. The irony as well is that I know more Aussies in London than Brits and this is still my first Aussie post. Unless I've forgotten one, but I don't think so. Anyway, these come from Rob, who says:

"Hi Vickie, these were taken on a recent stopover in Sydney, where I visited Spud's mum and she insisted on laundering my smalls. Since Spud left home recently, I think she's missed washing his undies for him. All the best from Rob."

Brilliant Rob. And you have very colourful pants! This is one of my favourites for sure.

Laundry in the Lets Minds

How much fun are these?!!!! You can not even imagine just how low I've been feeling about this whole blog world lately. Now that I am no longer blogging about my personal life I really miss it! I mostly miss coming to all my friends blogs though. In 6 months time I will have a computer with the internet and I will be back. In the meantime, I am SO happy that you folks are still actually contributing to this site, even without my harrassment!

These pictures have been submitted by Keda and she says "the lets came home from school today and drew these. no explanation. just "yes mum. it IS washing on lines. can i watcha telly?" "nooooo can i have some sweets?".i think it's genius.though i might just be overun with laundry. k*xxxxx"

Yes, Keda, these are brilliant! Thank you so much.

I can't wait for spring to really land in London. I had my windows open on the weekend and loved the fresh air in my tiny little flat. Soon the city will be covered in laundry hanging in the spring air. Perhaps the lets will draw some more of the laundry in Turkey. :-)

Laundry on a Scottish Line

The team shirts are absolutely brilliant and a first for this site! Thanks again to Carolina!

Laundry on an Istanbul Line

I feel a theme of Turkish Laundry this week!

These come from Carolina who is not a blogger but a teacher friend. Thanks Carolina! I love that you always remember to look for laundry in your travels now - it makes for an interesting travelogue.

Laundry on a Madagascan Line

These are from Keda as well!

"i was visiting a lover who had moved there. he had already accepted the job when we met and it was for the french government so he had to go.. he loved it. and so did i when he sent me a ticket to visit.

sadly though with so much distance and not enough commitment on either side we couldn't make it last, but we did still have a blast. and mdagascar was incredible. i desperately want to go back and visit more of africa in my lifetime. it's all true what they say about it's sky. amazing. k*

Keda, these rock! I have actually been hoping for a photo of laundry drying on the ground as they do in Bangladesh so I am very happy that the second photo in particular has found its way to my blog. Thanks again.

Laundry on a Turkish Line

These photos are from Keda from one of my favourite blogs, Mama Hog 'N' the Lets. I have been harrassing her for months for her laundry images as I knew she would have some goodies, and I am happy to post them here!

She says these "are from gumusluk in southern turkey. while the lets were still in nappies we used washable ones, with poppers or velcro and had to handwash them while we were down there on holiday as our apartment had no machine. well luckily our maid did. after i'd got rid of and showered the majority of the gunk down the loo first, that was my part of the deal. but i never regretted it for a second. though she may have. and the nappies looked lovely on the line. i can't believe i don't have anypictures of the pink and yellow gingham ones though. so silly what you forget to capture. i hope you are well dear one. .kisses.k*" Thanks Keda!