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Why I Love Hanging Our Laundry On The Line

It’s a lousy chore made beautiful by sunshine and fresh air.

I can’t hear any noise from inside the house while I’m at the clothesline.

If I have to fold towels and t-shirts, I’d rather be surrounded by trees and grass and the chattering of birds and the free ranging of chickens.

Whenever I hang the laundry up outside, I feel as if I have somehow redeemed a mundane task into a lovely gift.

2 Comments

  • @treadingwater

    I always loved hanging laundry and diapers out. And then we got the dog. He decided that he loved making a game of getting my laundry off the line. While it was entertaining, it made for dirty and sometimes ripped laundry. Maybe now that he is an old, more boring dog I could try again with more success.