Things That I Like

A thing that I like is line dried clothes.

It is only relatively recently that this has been an option for me. For over ten years I lived either in a flat or in a university residence and so there was a distinct lack of options for drying outside. Most of that time I did not have a tumble dryer either (only the halls of residence times), and my clothes mostly smelled damp.

I am not a particular fan of tumble dryers. They are enormously resource heavy and my electricity bill is really quite high enough. I'll admit, though, that when it is cold and gloomy and it takes so long for your clothes to dry inside that they get a bit musty, I have often wished I had one.

However, as I say: line drying! I love that they smell nice: not musty, not of cooking smells, just clean and fresh. No one has invented a product that can do this yet. Somehow they feel softer too.

That, my friends, is my positive for this gloomy Sunday morning.

Quiet

Today is a quiet day. Even the dog is quiet. Generally she is not!

My partner in crime is off for the day, and I am having a day of quiet. I need a day of quiet.

Today has involved finishing a cardigan (pictures in due course!); two loads of washing; some spinning; and a desperate attempt to catch up with podcasts.

I had a phone problem earlier in the summer which resulted in me still listening to podcasts from July. I suspect my Virgo-esque determination to work my way through logically is resulting in my missing any number of excellent competitions! I never win competitions, though, so it is probably no great loss.

In the last couple of days I have finished my two main knitting projects, which is excellent. I now have a scarf, as well as the cardigan. I do in fact have photos of the scarf:

The downside of completing these things is that I now don't have a big project. I have two pairs of socks, neither of which I am particularly in love with. And my spinning. I think something new might be needed in the not too distant future!