Tea towels and A GIVEAWAY!

Good Monday morning - hoping each one of you is healthy, happy, and

spent the weekend doing great things.

I have quite a pleasing collection of tea towels.

I like to set up my ironing board in the kitchen - I can watch the birds 

and squirrels, and the light is bright and cheery.

Ironing them is not a chore, for me it's more like quiet time alone to think

 and ponder, and these days we are all doing a lot of that!

I enjoy spending time smoothing, dampening down with fragrant linen water, 

ironing and folding.

 Over the years several tea towels have been delightful gifts, they have stories

 and memories behind them.

They are also an item often picked up whilst in a foreign country to bring back as

 a useful souvenir. I've discovered that Italy and France have the best ones.

They are beautifully made and never wear out. Several are pure linen - my

 favorites, others linen/cotton blend. All are lightweight and, when purchased on a

 trip, easy to tuck into that ever expanding suitcase being rolled along behind one!

Where do you iron?

What do you contemplate whilst ironing?

Do you have a special collection of tea towels?

I read about this recently published UK book by Marnie Fogg,

The Art of the Tea Towel - Over 100 of the Best Designs, and knew

 it would be interesting. It definitely is! 

It's the creative history of the humble kitchen must-have which we all use, 

from the 1950's to the present day.

I purchased two copies with thoughts of doing a Giveaway some day as

I know some of you enjoy collecting tea towels.

Well the time is now when we all perhaps need a little fun. . . . . and 

one of you can enjoy a package at your door!

So, just look at the tea towels displayed on the book cover, tell me which one 

catches your eye, and leave me a comment.

This Giveaway is open to all no matter on which continent you have your

 kitchen, or where you dry your dishes and wine glasses!!!

My personal dish washer/dish dryer, Mr. Bob, will pick a winner from his favorite 
Red Sox ball cap on April 13 (Easter Monday). Hope so much you join in.

Postscript:  FYI - we really go through a lot of tea towels as we prefer to wash/dry by hand!

Smoothing things over. . . . . . . . . .

Do you iron?

I love this season when the pile in the ironing basket stays low. 

Some weeks it's just pillow cases and tea towels as the flimsy, wrinkly clothing of hot 

weather is packed away, and this season's sweaters don't require an iron thankfully.

I do make a point of always ironing these particular items as I like smooth

pillow cases and a freshly ironed tea towel, especially the linen ones for 
glassware etc.

I have quite a pleasing collection of tea towels now. 

I like to set up my ironing board in the kitchen - I can watch the birds 

and squirrels, and the light is bright and cheery.

Ironing them is not a chore, for me it's more like quiet time alone to think and ponder.

I enjoy spending a little time smoothing, dampening down, ironing and folding.

 Recently several  tea towels have been delightful gifts. 

They are also an item often picked up whilst in a foreign country to bring back as

 a useful souvenir. I've discovered that Italy and France have the best ones.

They are beautifully made and they never wear out. Several are pure linen - my

 favorites, others linen/cotton blend. All are lightweight and, on a trip, easy to tuck 

into that ever expanding suitcase being dragged along behind one!

Where do you iron?

What do you contemplate whilst ironing?