For Dayle's Simple Pleasures Blog Party: Sparkling Clean Windows

Sparkling clean windows add to a home's appeal. They are one of life's simple pleasures.

There's little I dislike more than looking out a dirty window. Maybe this developed from observing my maternal grandmother when I was a child. At Easter time, before we could even begin cooking and baking, all the windows in the house had to be washed until they sparkled.  When that task was completed, out came the flour and mixing bowls.

Today, after the long, hard winter in New England, the windows of our house badly need cleaning. All the snow and ice storms leave their marks on glass windows.

One day, quite recently, my husband agreed to help me wash the windows in the dining and living rooms. There are five combined large windows in those two rooms.

This year, I tried something new to clean. It was a mixture of about a cup of hot water, a squirt of  Dawn dish detergent, and a  half cup of white vinegar.

Wow, wow, wowsers. All I can say is that mixture took off the dirt and grime in two seconds flat. Then the windows were dried. They are so sparkling clean it's hard to even tell there's glass in the windows!

Cranberry glass pieces have been lined up along the upper windowsill in the living room. With the sun coming through them, they look quite stunning and even help bathe the room in soft, pink light.

If I had my druthers, or, I should say if I had a lot of money, washing windows would be one chore relegated to a professional window washing company. Since that's not possible, I have to say my husband and I did a pretty bang up job. Those newly cleaned windows sparkle like diamonds.

Having nice clean windows truly is a simple pleasure of life.

Why not hop over to Dayle's blog, A Collection of This and That, http://alittleofthisandthat2.blogspot.com/    and check out all the other simple pleasures? Her blog button is in the sidebar, too!