Washing clothes

Twice a week I hand-wash my clothes in the village. Hand-washing is probably my least favourite thing about being in the village, so I’m glad it’s just me that I have to do it for! If I had to wash clothes for a husband and kids, it would be a much bigger job. It takes enough time as it is just to wash my own clothes.

In this photo, I have just started rinsing the soap out of my clothes. The water is clear because I’m on the first item. By the time I get to the last items, all the soap is in the water and I don’t know how effective my rinsing is.

Here I am wringing as much water out as I can.

Village – Laundry (post by Bill & Liz)

The village had all mod-cons, such as a tap for doing your laundry at. We appreciate our washing machine much more now!

Here is Liz filling up the ‘washing machine’.

Julie washing clothes.

Liz doing the final rinse.

Some of our little laundry ‘helpers’.