Laundry…

All of our kids know how to do their own laundry. It is really no a big deal, sort the clothes put them in the washer, add soap (and softener if you like) push the correct cycle for the type of clothing and let the washer to the work! Next the dryer dries … fold and you are done.

I am prompted to paint this picture because behind me Jonathan is washing our clothes.

Using multiple buckets… first you soak the clothes in soapy water, Jonathan started the process before breakfast. Then you squeeze, ring, rub, squeeze, ring and rub each article of clothing. After you have done this a few times with each piece of clothing, you place it in another bucket swish it around and soak it with clean water and ‘squeeze, ring, rub’ to “rinse.” On the process goes, one piece of clothing after another until the pile is gone. Hands grow raw from the soap and abrasive nature of the fabric.

The pile produced by two people in a week is significant!

Next the clothes are hung on the line to dry… pray for a sunny day and no rain showers! Things dry quickly here.

Then comes folding and if there is NEPA ironing all the cloths. Laundry is a multi-hour process. It is easy to understand why people years ago had laundry day!

I have a new appreciation for all the machines that help us do our work…