Placement, tablecloth, and cloth napkin sources?
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Comments (78)I am retired also, at the early age of 57 after 28 years working on a Navy base. It was hard to do because you give up that salary but it was the most exciting thing I think I have ever done. After 7 months it is still hard to believe that I do not have to get up and go to work every morning. I remember being a stay at home mom for many years and it was hard. You have to be housekeeper, cook, chauffer (sp?), teacher, laundress, etc., etc., etc. But remember how you got paid??? With those big eyes filled with love and those sloppy kisses? And that was just from the hubby - LOL. I worked at a daycare so I could have some spending money and have my kids with me and then after they started school I went to work full time. I have never liked being away from my children. I think there comes a time when you have to put everything on a scale - mine was - work at a job I was getting bored with and receive a very nice salary or on the other side, spend time with my husband, who is ten years my senior, and enjoy life while we can and see my grandkids more often. You guessed it, work did not stand a chance. OK, I am talkative this morning, better start getting some work around the house done....See MorePicnic tablecloths?
Comments (29)Clever ideas! Center pieces are taken care of. As I mentioned above, I am going to order custom pinwheels in the rainbow colors and will put them in mason jars as center pieces and then favors. It's been raining so I have not been able to test the coloring on the picnic tables, but maybe we will catch a break today and can try it. I feel pretty sure that buying the $11.99 table clothes off amazon will be cheaper than renting. And I would have the table cloths for future use so definitely cheaper over the long run. Not to mention not having to worry about stains on a rental table cloth since this is a preschooler's park birthday party. And I think the $11.99 price point is going to beat buying buying drop cloths as well given my memory of what drop cloths cost....See MoreDining table toppers for dinners
Comments (46)I have a million linen cloths. And a billion embroidered placemats. (All right, a little hyperbole.) My table, when I need the two big leaves, needs a 4-yard cloth--what's that? 144"? In any case, damask linen can shrink, and once, having 14 for dinner, the cloth I had intended to use had shrunk a few inches. I ended up using several sets of similar white linen embroidered/cutwork placemats and it really looked quite lovely with a matching runner down the center, with flowers and so on. I use a foam backed liner, too, when using a cloth. My table was made back in the day when hot plates leave marks. There are plenty of these marks, but there is no need to keep adding more. I used to hand iron, but now, with the exception of smaller, more casual cloths, I wash them in cold water, air-dry them and then bring to the cleaners to press. Good enough, and better than adding to the mountain of unironed linens that populate my laundry room....See MoreCleaning cloth napkins and placemats?
Comments (49)Hi, I've had great luck with Spray & Wash Stick. I usually use it right away. I keep one stick in the bath room where I undress and where there's a bit of a counter, one in the laundry - and have an extra in case . . (well, it's worked out well - having so many probably a life time supply for me). It works fine waiting some time before washing. Even works (most of the time) when an item comes out of the drier with a stain. (I deal with stains and my husband does most of the laundry.) For things like a yellowed sheet OxiClean soak usually works. For more persistent stains, I try Fels Naptha, which I think hasn't been mentioned in this discussion. I had a pile of some antique linens with stains and the Fels got them out --- found the idea from here at Garden Web. (Have the one with Purex on the label - the one with Dial is supposed to have a strong unpleasant aroma.) As far as water temp use goes ---- I find I'm fearful of using cold (will it come out clean?) and usually use some medium temp (my machine goes from cold to 85 and so up up by a few degrees through to 205. Too many choices. AND, have to say although I've been doing laundry for nearly 50 years I feel like a novice. I sometimes add some borax --- just because. And that's because of all the options. I'm learning all over again. (At least I'm past feeling that many stains just can't come out.) And will get there with the help of you all!...See More
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