Warthan Farms | Jennifer Warthan » farm wife | mama | photographer

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  • Welcome!

    I'm a farm wife, a mama and a photographer living in Virginia.

    My camera is typically filled with images of sunrises, dusty fields, even dustier children and whatever we happen to be planting or harvesting at the time.

    Thanks for visiting the farm!

    - Jennifer Warthan

Aaaaahhhhh…

 

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Now this – THIS – is spring.

 

 

 

Even more than the daffodils coming alive

Even more than ol’ pesky dandelions…

 

 

My ancient but wonderfully worn, soft-as-butter sheets drying on the line.

 

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I don’t think I have ever been happier to see spring.

And thanks to Yoga Gal’s visit over the weekend, I have my spring cleaning out of the way already! Yipee! 

susan marieMarch 8, 2010 - 6:25 pm

Isn’t it glorious?!!

the gypsy chickMarch 8, 2010 - 6:27 pm

ahhhh, i love the smell of sheet dried on the line….
makes doing laundry a little more fun;)

BonnieMarch 8, 2010 - 8:15 pm

Simply. Heavenly.

Your photos are beautiful and I’m really wishing I had a line to dry my laundry out in the sunshine.

Thanks so much for sharing!

Best wishes,
Bonnie

Kim FinkMarch 8, 2010 - 8:47 pm

Love the pics! I adore the smell of clean sheets.

downthelanegirlMarch 9, 2010 - 7:00 am

How wonderful! Gives me a little hope. We still have snow on the ground in West Virginia. The winters are far too long here.

NezzyMarch 9, 2010 - 7:07 am

I’m lovin’ your pics, especially the one with the drip flyin’ off your crisp air drying sheets. There’s just nothin’ quite like the feel of line dried sheets.

Yep, we are gettin’ a tease of spring here in the Ozarks…pushin’ near 70 with thunderstoms and WHAM, like a bat out of nowhere the highs are in the 40′s again this weekend. That’s the Ozarks for ya’ll! Heeeheehe!

Enjoy your day and may it be filled with sunshiny blessings :o )

KathMarch 9, 2010 - 7:20 am

Aaah!!! Definitely spring there!

Our sure sign of spring is lots of mud. We will take it tho as it means all that frigid cold is going away!!!

The Cotton WifeMarch 9, 2010 - 7:29 am

Oh, Line Drying Sisters! I love it. I did have a blissful night’s sleep last night on those fragrant sheets.

I can’t wait until crops are growing in the fields to add their fresh scent to the laundry.

RazorFamilyFarms.comMarch 9, 2010 - 10:50 am

Oh, how I love sheets on a clothesline! Except when they are frozen… I’ve handled a few frozen sheets in my day! LOL.

Aunty KatydidMarch 9, 2010 - 2:37 pm

Line dried sheets…makes me want a nap RIGHT NOW! One of my favorite memories of childhood was making tents out of the sheets on the line and playing camping in the yard.

LeaMarch 10, 2010 - 8:03 pm

I can’t wait. There is nothing better then crawling into bed at night with the smell of sheets fresh off the line!

JinnyPMarch 10, 2010 - 9:20 pm

Nothing any better than sheets off the line. Add 1/2 cup of white vinegar to your wash instead of softner ( saves money too) oh they smell wonderful!!

Sandra HendersonMarch 21, 2010 - 1:25 am

This is why I could NEVER live in a gated community! Yes, my clothesline is in spring training also. I even washed a couple of our pillows and hung them out. Funny about the frozen sheets, I had forgotten about removing those frozen bodies from the clothesline in my youth. I would bring them in and prop them up next to the wood cookstove in our farmhouse kitchen! :) Thanks for the memories you evoke for me in your daily life and postings.

Sandra HendersonMarch 21, 2010 - 1:29 am

P.S.
I’ve been meaning to post my laundry soap making process/recipe. You’ll love it! Pennies per bottle, no hauling from the store, packaging, cleans better than Tide. Yeap! It’s true. I made it this week when my computer was down….Yes, I was bored.
Only 4 ingredients: Fels Naptha bar soap, Arm & Hammer Washing Soda, Borax, Water.

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