{"id":4665,"date":"2011-09-13T19:22:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T00:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=4665"},"modified":"2011-09-13T19:22:12","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T00:22:12","slug":"grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=4665","title":{"rendered":"Grandma&#8217;s Ironing Board and Wash Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><em>Author &#8211; Autumn (Janette)<\/em><\/h3>\n<h3>My great-grandfather was a carpenter, and he made all of his daughters-in-law an ironing board for their wedding gifts. \u00a0I was lucky enough to become the owner of one of those boards. \u00a0It now rests against the wall in our new laundry room, <a title=\"Laundry Room Reveal\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/06\/23\/laundry-room-reveal\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0894\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4666\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4666\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0894-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"368\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0894-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0894-215x323.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I am guessing that the darkest spot you see there is where the iron rested.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0895\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4667\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4667\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0895-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0895-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0895-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I don&#8217;t know how old this ironing board is, but the wood is really, really dry.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0896\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4668\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4668\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0896-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0896-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0896-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It has great character.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0897\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4669\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4669\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0897-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0897-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0897-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I put some little pads on the legs so that it would not scratch the wall.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0898\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4670\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4670\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0898-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0898-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0898-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">It looks as if this leg was repaired somewhere along the line.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0899\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4671\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4671\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0899-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0899-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0899-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">The ironing board is on the same wall as my built-in electric ironing board. \u00a0I love looking at the old board when I iron. \u00a0It grounds me.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0904\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4672\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4672\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0904-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0904-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0904-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I also have my grandmother&#8217;s wash board. \u00a0She had a ringer washer, but she used this when my grandfather&#8217;s clothes were stained. He was a farmer and wore lots of dirty clothes home at the end of his day.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0903\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4673\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4673\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0903-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0903-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0903-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">This is the back of the board.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/09\/13\/grandmas-ironing-board-and-wash-board\/img_0901\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4674\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4674\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0901-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0901-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IMG_0901-430x286.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">I love having these mementos from my maternal grandmother. \u00a0You can read about my paternal grandmother&#8217;s slate that she used when she was in school, <a title=\"A Clean Slate\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2011\/08\/25\/a-clean-slate\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Whenever one of our modern appliances breaks down when we are about to use it, we can think about our grandmother&#8217;s and the equipment they had to use to get through their chores. \u00a0It makes our work seem a lot easier.<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Take care.<\/h3>\n<p><a><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i778.photobucket.com\/albums\/yy63\/brockmeb\/th_wowuswedparty.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Photobucket\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author &#8211; Autumn (Janette) My great-grandfather was a carpenter, and he made all of his daughters-in-law an ironing board for their wedding gifts. \u00a0I was lucky enough to become the owner of one of those boards. \u00a0It now rests against the wall in our new laundry room, here. 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