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| The head on the tall monk comes off. |
I
don't know where I am in the chronological order suggested by Marie
Kondo. But I've moved on from kitchen equipment to what I call
'linens'. Although I don't think I have any of these items actually
made from linen, that is still what house-keeping books call them:
sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels (bath and kitchen), washcloths,
and so forth. I decided to start working on the items in my 'linen'
closet and in a cabinet under one of our guest bathroom sinks, which
has a lot of miscellaneous towels.
It's
amazing what you can find in a place you haven't looked at in a long
time. Under the sink I found holiday hand towels, plus various
containers of sea shells collected on vacations, plus an item that my
husband hadn't been able to find for several years. It is the tall
ceramic monk in the picture. He bought the set while stationed in
Germany many years ago. The little monk mug we had on a bookshelf
but we couldn't find the taller one with a removable head. I have no
idea why it was stashed away at the back of a sink cabinet. Perhaps
one year I set up a Christmas scene on the bathroom counter and when
putting the items away I decided in a post-Holiday deranged state
that it would take less room if kept in that room. They are Goebels,
sometimes known as Hummels.
I
also rediscovered some curtains I inherited from my mother that I
can't bear to get rid of. In the picture is a very wide one, about
six feet long. I also have three smaller ones about two feet wide,
featuring an angel, a horse, and an unknown object, possibly a
misshapen sailing ship. All the windows in our house have blinds. We
don't have any curtains or draperies. If anyone has a suggestion on
what I can do with these curtains, please leave a comment with your ideas. I'd also
like to know the name of the process used to create them. Is it
knitting, crocheting, tatting, or what ?
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| What process was used to make this curtain? |
Of
course, I've wandered fairly far from linens—although I guess the
curtains might be included in the subject. But what about the towels
I found. First, I put all of the Holiday towels in a box, labeled in
big letters, so I could easily find them. Did I discard any? What
do you think?
And
I didn't discard any of the worn and raggy towels or wash cloths
because they are now in the rag box under the utility room sink. At
least they are now where they can be used up and then thrown away.
The area under
the bathroom sink is now organized and nothing is hidden. It includes a set of
decorative mirrors I need to use or give away; containers of sea
shells I will send to grandchildren, a box of holiday towels, clearly
labeled. And of course extra 'bathroom tissue.'
I
know I mentioned a linen closet at the start of this post, that will
have to wait until next week.
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