OK, I'm having a little fun today. God Save the Queen! Saw this photo a couple of weeks ago and saved it for some reason because I do love the Queen. I'll use it until I find another, better one.

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This has been hacking me off so I started looking online. That hacked me off even more because I keep seeing advice about rusty water or washing with coloreds. I even took apart my washing machine several months ago and, as expected, there was nothing hidden. The stains do not at all have the appearance of the ferric ion to be expected in rusty water but that got me thinking (always dangerous). The pink is both distinct and consistent and vaguely familiar. I accidentally got a chemistry degree over 40 years ago and have never worked in the field but the pink seem like that of the permanganate ion (MnO4). I started trying to locate a source of either manganese or the permangante ion based on my laundry habits. All of my whites go into separate laundry basket that contain nothing but white undershirts and briefs. It is only the shirts that show the pink stains. As I get ready for work, I go through the same ritual of washing my face, shaving, rinsing my dentures and then wiping down the sink with the "old" white t-shirt before throwing it into the white hamper. I checked the ingredients of my denture cleaner and it contains permanganate. I would not be surprised if my denture cream contains some manganese as well. I went to Walmart and bought some pink hand towels to wipe down the sink (which will go into the colored hamper). I will advise as to the results after the next load of whites. I am fairly new to dentures so this has never affected me before the last year. Many cleaners would contain the MnO4 ion so younger people might run into the problem as well.

I haven’t bought one in many years. The Marimekko ones you linked to are fabulous and were iconic designs of the mid century modern. I had a Rya rug in my bedroom If I were you I would just go ahead and order them unless you can google "Nordic oil cloth tablecloths" and find a US distributor. FWIW I got some fabulous large Kim Seybert "chargers" which I use instead of trivets and also as chargers to some extent. They are very heavy plastic and have little feet on the bottom. I wouldn't use a pot off the stove but they are great for normal serving pieces that are moderately warm because they have warm food and also for take out containers :-) She has fabulously beautiful stuff - I only wish my lifestyle was such that I actually needed more than a few pieces. https://kimseybert.com/collections/spring-22?_vsrefdom=adwords&gclid=Cj0KCQjwmPSSBhCNARIsAH3cYgbBSdRfBzg8BuogmGSnIpSMTdihN5TfDhu4XXqPaNuJlZ1N5aqWZyEaAp2bEALw_wcB