I too lived in Germany three years, from 1953 - 1956 and hanging the bedding out was one of the first unfamiliar customs I noticed when I arrived there. It's great to hear all these stories and remember "the good old days"!!! Buren At 09:33 AM 9/6/97 -0400, Maritool@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 97-09-04 16:10:43 EDT, you write: > ><< We had one > neighbor who EVERY morning hung all the bed linens from the 2nd story > window to air until after lunch. Barb >> > >When I lived in Germany inthe '60's, I noticed every German hausfrau did >this. MarilynT >Researching: CARPENTER/ZIMMERMAN, EKCERT, ESHELMAN, GROFF, HERR, JACK(s), >KRICK, LINSENBIGLER, STOUDEN, SPOHN, STEFFY, WAGGONER. > >