A new guest bed

Since half of my children are married now, I figured it was time to replace one set of bunk beds with a queen bed from L.L. Bean. (There is still a chance that Drew and I will move our old bed to the guest room and we will use the new bed, but not until after Kate and Kenny visit in July.) The L.L. Bean platform bed is called a Rangeley bed, does not require a boxspring, and has a solid ash constructed frame with hardwood slats. I had ordered it a couple of weeks before Bobbe and Justin were to visit in May, thinking I would have it in plenty of time for them to use it; it arrived at noon the day they left. Sorry Bobbe and Justin to make you sleep on the mattress on the floor.

Fisher & Paykel dryer and washer

Top view of dryer.

Side view of lint bin.

Once again I have had to replace my washer and dryer. What a tiresome business that is. I have tried expensive commercial front loaders, thinking that they will last longer and also save water. Well, my first one had to be sent back to the factory with a defect from day one. It was never right. And, blah, blah, blah about the durableness of washers and dryers for a family who does five loads of laundry a day.

So at Lowes, I found a new brand (to me) called Fisher & Paykel. They have very few moving parts (no belts and pulleys which we usually wear out in about a year and then limp along doing small loads for another year with) and claim to have the pros of both front loaders and top loaders. The dryer is a top loader which rotates one way for a while and then stops and rotates the other way. The lint trap empties itself into a bin and only has to be emptied about every 15 loads. I have included a photo of the lint, which drops into the bin looking like deer poopy. Weird, huh?