Whimsy and the spin cycle

Over the last year, I’ve done a LOT of laundry. So when we moved into Houndstooth Hall and I began unpacking boxes and finding things I hadn’t seen in a while, I decided to create a fun wall in the new laundry room. (Well, I thought of it. Tom made it happen.) This is the first time Tom and I have ever had a laundry room inside any home we’ve lived in during our marriage. In our apartments, they were in exterior rooms; in our houses, in the garages. It’s kind of awesome.

The wooden paper towel holder was a gift from my brother back in the 1980s and has been in all my kitchens since. But because of the tiled backsplash in the new place, I couldn’t hang it. It’s perfect here, though! The cross-stitched pig is from my mother, and probably the pig couple and the Welcome pig are, too. The pigs with bells were finds at an antique store and are made from 1800s quilts. And the other pigs pictured here are probably all from Lynne.

Most people think pigs and dirt go together. But let me tell you, precious dogs and cats can create a LOT of dirty linen. I’ve been their laundress for over a year because I love them all.


A week’s worth of transport laundry. Now it will be done at the rescue clinic by kennel techs and volunteers and I LOVE THEM as much as dogs and cats! =)

10 thoughts on “Whimsy and the spin cycle”

  1. hmmm… i see there is PLENTY of room for more pigs… maybe some of the wonderful pigs Jess and Lila like finding for you will find a home there…
    the joy of finding you just the right pig has been passed from me to Jess to Lila – aren’t you H A P P Y ! ! !

  2. It’s incredible how much dirt two dogs can tramp in from the garden and beyond. And how determined they are to make dirty anything that we make clean…

    1. All your hard work outside has given your two plenty of time to get dirty–after all, it takes a lot of inspecting to manage your projects.

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