by Kat Yares
One of the things I especially love about spring is that I'm done with the clothes dryer. As soon as the permanent chill is out of the air, I begin hanging clothes out on the line.
I love the fresh smell. Just like fancy dryer sheets and fabric softeners, the scent of spring stays in the newly washed clothes for days. Unlike the washer and dryer additives, the smell is all natural-a true gift of nature.
If you plan your laundry around a predicted spring shower, you can have nature provide your fabric softener. Rainwater is a truly natural way to condition your clothes. Best of all it's free.
Not only do hanging clothes out to dry save wear and tear on the clothes, it also saves money. Running a dryer, be it gas or electric, can really increase the energy bill. The money savings alone buys at least several new outfits a year.
The truth of it is, hanging the clothes out really doesn't take much longer than putting them into the dryer. For some reason, it gives me a real feeling of accomplishment too. For me, it takes ten minutes to hang a load and maybe fifteen to bring it back inside. Of course, I fold as I take it off the line, so that does take a bit longer.
I have never lived anywhere that I didn't have a clothesline of some sort. Big city apartments or back country homes, they have all had a clothesline strung somewhere.
Balconies and breezeways of apartment complexes can usually handle a temporary, detachable clothesline of some sort. Where I had a yard, a thin cotton rope tied between two trees always served the purpose. When I finally settled down and bought a home, four parallel lines were strung permanently.
I have nothing at all against technology. During the winter months, I love my dryer, it dries my clothes and by doing that, it keeps me warm. I have hung clothes outside during the cold months, but there is no pleasure in that, only freezing fingers.
Old timers will tell you they don't understand the way us youngsters do things today. When it comes to laundry, I understand exactly what they mean. Sometimes, the old ways are best.
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