I have just returned from a vacation in Enlgand, and yes the clothesline is alive and well in that country!
Along the way we visited the Eden Project in St Austell (on the south coast). This is a famous eco experience that comprises two domes which contain different environments - tropical and Mediterranean. The tropical one is hot, humid and full of palms, ferns and other exotic plantings. The other is the hot and dry climate. The whole site is reclaimed from a toxic tin mine and emphasises using earth friendly practices in daily life, and the idea of growing your own food was part of the grounds.
The tropical one also featured a small hut that was typical of the region, particularly for emergency shelter. Perhaps I should not be surprised therefore that at the back of this hut was a washing line filled with towels and t-shirts! Its the eco-friendly thing to do.
3 pertinent remarks:
I love the picture. How the clothes dry in all that fog is a mist-ery!
I've just come across your blog via another one! I live in the UK and hang virtually all my laundry out on my clothesline. It's not quite so easy in winter but I usually find that even if I've only been able to put the laundry outside for a while, it's dries much more quickly on the clotheshorse afterwards. I'm hoping to set up a ceiling airer at some point, over our stairwell, to enable me to cut right back on using the tumble-dryer in bad weather.
Tabi
welcome to the blog Tabi!
Alex, As to how laundry is dried in that humid atmosphere - I doubt that it does. In reality though, the rural tropical areas that The Eden Project are representing, have no other way. I hope that have a few drier spells as well!
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