Iron on Tuesday
Fire Wood
Jane loaded up with firewood…
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Sad Irons
…and heated up the sad irons…
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Clean
…there is a huge pile of laundry…
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press
…Jane does the wash on Monday, and the ironing on Tuesday!
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Swan Iron
This is her favourite iron, but it is too heavy to lift!
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sigh
The cat doesn’t like Tuesdays, and will be happy when all this fuss and bother is finished for the week.
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Quimper Hittys 
We used to have one of those irons in India which used to be heated on a coal fire
The sad irons I have are so heavy! I use them as weights when I am cutting-out fabrics for clothing…I also have several small toy irons, and the Quimper Hittys have a nice collection, luckily, as they like their clothes nicely pressed.
I don’t have any here with me but my parents used to have them back in India 🙂
Ah, the simple pleasures of life. I find ironing a comfort. Might Jane feel the same or is she overwhelmed by the volume that faces her?
I like the “firewood”. We have some drying ourselves at this moment. It will be used to make a second batch of chai this coming weekend. No doubt Jane’s kitchen smells nicely.
Jane loves ironing – it is peaceful and satisfying. She loves her ironing board too, and her “Firewood” is one of the things she likes the best!
I had a friend who used an iron like this one…also heated on a coal fire. She was the last of her kind.
“Be not the first to try the new,
nor the last to put the old aside.”
My Dad’s constant advice to us…we would tell him to put that old saying aside already.
Makes me smile to remember this.
How lucky the girls are to have Jane keeping on top of the laundry and ironing. Reminds me my grandmother. She laundered and ironed like a perfectionist. My sister and i would usually contrive to leave some articles of clothing behind when we visited…knowing that when we returned they would be beautifully done!! She was a treasure in all ways.
That’s a nice story about your sister, and your grandmother…I bet she loved finding the articles you “accidentally” left behind!
I wonder if Jane is one of those lovely people who enjoy ironing. Those whites will be so lovely all freshened up. I pressed a collar and the top of of the button tab on a plaid shirt today and called it done. I think Miss Maddie enjoys ironing too., but she wasn’t around to help me. I do a lot of pressing of quilt pieces though….
The Hittys could be good at pressing the quilt-pieces…more to scale than human shirts! I find they can be helpful just by hanging around encouragingly.
bet that kitchen smells heavenly, with lavender scented washing from when it dried, and the cinnamon scented fire. Hard for her to stay awake! 😉
You are absolutely right – the Hitty’s kitchen is awash with delightfulness, the cat just wishes all the activity would go away and leave her with the nice warm fire and a bit of peace and quiet.