Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Grueby Tile and A New Laundry Detergent


I should have cleaned off the two coffee stains before taking the picture. I put my coffee cup on this tile every morning. It's a big one 6" square stamped Grueby Boston. We had a surprise downpour yesterday and I had clothes drying outside on a big expanding rack and just barely got them inside before they were soaked. I slept on freshly laundered linens last night and they smelled like lemons thanks to the new detergent I'm using. It's overcast again today so the same thing will probably happen. Then we are supposed to have 4 straight days of sun, sun, and more sun. I'll believe it when I see it. I'm off to do errands now. 

This is the aforementioned detergent I picked up on a whim at the grocery store because it was on sale. It says the scent is Clean Burst but believe me when I say the clothes smell like lemons whether you dry them outside or in the dryer. I'll never buy anything else. I am thrilled I finally found something I like. Watch, it will be discontinued shortly. I must stock up, just in case. 
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12 comments:

Attic Clutter said...

love the tile and am going to get of that detergent(:)
love lemon scent!!!

Karen said...

What a pretty tile. I actually thought the coffee stains were part of the design, like the woody stems of a grape vine. I'll have to try that detergent, I love fresh scents on laundry.
Karen

Anonymous said...

I have been using that detergent exclusively almost a year. I am crazy about it. But seriously, do NOT pick up the container of "Fresh Scent" even if your life depends on it. Better to get in the car and drive to the next town over looking for "Clean Burst" than to bring home "Fresh Scent."

-Flo

Content in a Cottage said...

Flo...

Good to know. Clean Burst it is. I took the cap off in the store before I bought it to take a sniff. I was sold on it before I even reached the checkout counter.

Glad you like it too.

xo, Rosemary

Content in a Cottage said...

Karen....

I think you will love the scent of your freshly laundered clothes.

Glad you like my tile.

xo, Rosemary

Content in a Cottage said...

Attic Clutter....

I love a good lemon scent too. You will love folding your laundry after you do your first load.

xo, Rosemary

Anonymous said...

Take care of that tile...

http://www.antiques.com/classified/Antique-Porcelain---Pottery/Antique-Tiles/A-Fine-Grueby-Grape-Tile


Mary in Maryland

Content in a Cottage said...

Anon...

Thanks for that link. I had no idea. I'm looking at my tile with new eyes now.

Anonymous said...

I thought you made your own detergent?
~skye

Content in a Cottage said...

Skye...

I made my own laundry soap for many moons but recently ran out. I've been washing all of my mother's things before donating them so my washing machine has been working overtime lately. I will eventually get back to my old ways and make some more homemade washing powder. But for now, I'm enjoying the smell of the clothes washed in this commercial product.

xo, Rosemary

elizabeth said...

Thanks for the tip on the laundry soap...I love it. I always hang my clothes on the line and even from far away in the yard I can smell the sweet clean laundry. I must say it is so much cheaper than my regular brand of Wisk and does a great job of cleaning my farmer husbands work clothes. Thank you Rosemary.

Content in a Cottage said...

Elizabeth....

I'm glad to hear you like that detergent too. When I put wet towels on a folding rack to dry indoors, the whole house smells like heaven. It really is wonderful and it's so inexpensive. I was surprised at how well it works on dirt too. I have plenty of that on my work clothes. Your husband must love the smell too.

Have a great July 4th.

xo, Rosemary