Some people say this weather is dry and hot and sunny. I say it’s dry, hot, sunny, and perfect laundry drying weather! With all the free solar energy shining down on us, I can’t stand the thought of running the dryer, which uses propane and adds more heat to what we already have.
So we have a clothes line. It’s a little short, so I sometimes hang clothes from other clothes. Today’s laundry included crochet heart placemats, which my friend Vickie made as a wedding present for us over 19 years ago. We use them almost every day and they still look great.
In the 1980s, Vickie made heavy crocheted rugs from strips of fabric. She tore the strips from lengths of cotton fabric, and she had to remove the selvedges. Our heart placemats are made from those selvedges.
I haven’t seen Vickie in years, and I don’t know where she is. I hope she might read this someday and know how much we have enjoyed her gift of crochet.
Meanwhile, as long as this weather lasts (which will be a long time here in Texas), I will enjoy hanging out the laundry. It reminds me of simpler and slower times, though the drying time is anything but slow. Sheets usually dry in about seven minutes. Someday, I’m going to make myself a solar oven.