Weekend chores

The wash

I had the realization a month or two ago that it was ridiculous to be using the dryer during a Pacific Northwest summer.  I don’t know why I didn’t think about it before, as there was already a clothesline out back; Brian and I just replaced the cord and bought some clothespins.  I haven’t used a clothesline since we lived in Japan, but I rather like the little ritual of hanging up and taking down each piece.  (I do all the laundry, mostly because Brian seems to find a way to destroy some article of my clothing if he so much as looks at the washing machine…)  I can fit three loads of laundry on this line, and as it takes only a few hours to dry, it’s actually comparable to using the dryer in terms of time.  And we’ve seen a pretty significant reduction in our electricity use since we’ve stopped using the dryer.  On the other hand, I personally don’t particularly enjoy the “crispy” feeling of line-dried clothes, but I am slowly getting used to it…