Simple Pleasures - Washing Lines

For me the hanging out of washing is and has always been a simple pleasure. Although we have a lot of washing now and often the children do this for me, it is still one of the most treasured of household tasks for me.

I love the fact that I am outdoors and that if I am truly blessed there will be a breeze blowing as I hang the clothes out.

When we had less washing and children obviously, I would hang out our clothes in a very specific order. From Stephen down to the smallest child. All the jeans/ skirts/ outer layer clothes would hang together and then the singlets, underwear, socks paired together even, hankies and other odds and ends. I loved looking at it like this and would fold up as I took it in.

For many years I wanted a clothes line that was an old fashioned line and not a rotary one. When we moved to our property we had no clothes line and Stephen looped up some rope between trees to hang our washing out. How I remember the joy of hanging out the washing on those early days as I walked over to the where it was.

I loved the sense of simplicity and pleasure to be able to do this as countless other women have done before me.

Some time later my husband and older boys built me a magnificent clothes line that holds a huge amount of washing, and I still love the opportunity to be in the outdoors enjoying the time supplying this beautiful service to my family.

If you asked our children what is my favourite household task I am sure they would all agree the simple and mundane task of hanging washing would be what they would say.

So I would encourage you to take simple pleasure in the humble washing line.

I am linking to Dayles Simple Pleasures for this post

Blessings to you and your homes,