Our house had one key and it was kept on the high shelf outside the back door, whoever got home first let themselves in. Mind you it was in a country town and not The Big City where I now live.

Geez.....I wouldn't do that now!

Like Ebbie I remember wash day every Monday - boiling the copper to get hot water and my mother in a bad temper all day. And if the wooden stick holding the clothesline fell down and the clean washing dragged on the ground it was best to keep out of the way for a while.

Cheers
JennieG