Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘washing machine’ and you can read more about that below.
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MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Washing Machine
First of all, back to last Friday. It was a lovely day so I put a load in the washing machine in the hopes of getting it out on my new washing line. But the machine broke and while attempting to fix it Graham had an accident. He managed to cut his hand and sever a tendon. I won’t talk about the blood. He went to hospital and was patched up and had to go back on Saturday for minor surgery. He was lucky, a little more and he would have lost the use of his thumb! If we ever break an appliance again we may just call in some home appliance professionals.
So, I decided to get rid of the washing machine (Which was now full of blood…sorry, I forgot, I’m not talking about the blood) and bought a new one. Delivery day, Monday.
So, Monday I managed to get some washing done in my new machine. Oh, I love it so much. It plays lots of little tunes, and when it’s done it gives you an almost full rendition of Schubert’s ‘Die Forelle’ (The Trout.) I looked on Youtube for Samsung Die Forelle and it seems to be very popular with people posting videos of themselves playing along with their instruments. You can find a violin, double bass, classical guitar, electric guitar and drums. There is even a heavy metal mix! Yes, people play along to their washing machines. To keep the noise down and avoid disrupting your groove, consider using anti vibration pads for heavy machine. I haven’t found someone singing yet though, maybe I’ll brush up on my German and give it a go (Only Joking!)
This isn’t my video (and my new washing machine is charcoal not white, but it’s so cute)
Disclosure: Other things have happened this week (We got new garden furniture just before the rain came, and I got to see my brother at a social distance outside in my garden) but getting a new washing machine is pretty exciting. (Even if it did mean Graham nearly losing his thumb!)
Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?
You joke Anne, but I’m sure everyone else will back me up in requesting your vocal rendition to complete the washing machine musical ensemble…I look forward to hearing it next week 😛 I hope Graham is recovering well, that sounds like a really nasty injury. If he’s open to a good laugh though you definitely missed an opportunity for a joke; to give the new washing machine the thumbs up… #wotw
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Hahaha, yes it’s a big thumbs up to the new washing machine…and extra big thumbs up with the size Grahams thumb in plaster.
Ouch, poor Graham! That sounds like it was nasty – I’m glad that he won’t lose the use of his thumb though and hope that it heals soon. I love the idea of a washing machine that plays little tunes to you and people playing along to it. The video made me smile. Makes my washing machine seem very boring in comparison. Hope you have a good weekend. Thanks for hosting #WotW
We are currently at the stage where we are gathering in the kitchen for the end of the washing cycle. I’m sure the novelty will wear off though 🙂 Yes, I’m glad that Graham still has the use of his thumb, it comes in very handy with driving. x
I feel your excitement. I love getting new kitchen appliances! Congratulations on your new washing machine! ~WotW
There is something really exciting about getting new kitchen appliances from toasters to fridges and everything in between. I don’t know why, but I know a lot of people get excited 🙂
I am torn between thinking your new washing machine is really really cool and thanking my lucky stars mine doesn’t do that because Sir is obsessed with washing machines, and if ours played classical music he’d never leave it alone! LOL! Hope your husband is recovering 🙂
We have to wait until the cycle is finished before we hear it, but it plays some cute jingles while setting the program too. I’m just waiting for Graham to get back from his hospital appointment and hoping all is well. x
Haha (for the tune-playing machine, not for poor Graham!) … but speaking of washing machines, our one packed up, and we had to wait to gte a new one. Delighted to have it in and whirring away! My word of the week is lockdown, which I am really fearing for, as my post explains, Anne! #WotW
I’ve read your post Enda and I share your fears…I’ll wait until tomorrow now to share your post though. It’s been kind of exciting getting a new washing machine, especially one that plays Schubert. 🙂
What a lot of drama because of a washing machine. Poor Graham. I hope he is healing well. The new washing machine sounds fab!
I hope the weather dries up a bit so you get to use your garden furniture. x
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Graham is now in a splint rather than plaster which is good news. We just hope he gets the use of his thumb back as it’s not working properly just yet. x
Thanks for introducing me to Word of the Week. I have been thinking about my grandmother a lot lately. Her last washing machine was a wringer model out in the garage. She would do a load, wring the clothes, empty the sudsy water and then do a rinse load. The water ran out with a hose directly to the flower gardens outside the garage since there was no sewer plumbing in the old building. She dried the clothes on the line and I remember the cloth pouch she had hanging nearby to grab clothes pins as needed. She did have one “new fangled” item for ironing, a mangle to iron sheets. I’m sure it was called that because you pushed the sheets through the hot rollers with your fingers.
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I remember my nan’s mangle…I think everyone of her grandkids had their kids mangled at some point…but it wasn’t heated. We had a twin tub which you had to fill up with a hose pipe from the kitchen tap. We are so lucky these days, I could just imagine my nan with a singing washing machine. 🙂
Oh dear! I hope Graham is doing OK.
I’m loving the sound of your new washing machine. It sounds awesome. (I get way too excited about new things for the house!). Haha xx
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