When my washer broke down...
it wasn't anything to get excited over
after all...
I still have my trusty laundry sink with it's own washboard and running water...
my laundry bar soaps and homemade liquid laundry soap (made from the bar soaps)
and bins large enough to hold bed sheets and towels
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I love my washboard...
it works much better than any washing machine I've ever had
the sink is large and deep that gives me room for a bucket of water and...
scrubbing the dirtiest of the laundry on the washboard
it has a faucet for running water inside the sink...
and a hose faucet is connected to the sink pipe for duo work, such as...
filling the bin with soapy wash water...
and the rinse bin
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to make the washing and rinsing easier...
I raised the bins on top of buckets, to make bending minimal
(it works for my height of 5'2")
it's a makeshift laundry facility...
but, I love to work outside under the cottage, with the cool breezes...
and listening to the chickens and the birds
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so far...
I have not missed the modern machine
in fact, just take a look at the difference between these two mate socks
the one on the left was washed in the machine before it broke down...
the one on the right, I took and rewashed, scrubbing it on my washboard
what a difference! a lovely difference
now, that is something to get excited over
and I took notice that just about everything I washed by hand and washboard came much cleaner...
makes me wonder...
just how clean was our laundry from the modern "convenience"?
I told my husband from now on...
even if the machine does get fixed (which won't matter to me)...
only the very large items that don't get so dirty will go in the washer...
everything else will get nice and clean by hand
is it work?
of course...but, that doesn't keep me from enjoying working with my hands
the Lord has given me work to do...
and I hope to be doing it unto His glory
and while working with my hands...
it is a good time to meditate on...
For God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth - Psalm 74:12
and
Unto Thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto Thee do we give thanks:
for that Thy name is near Thy wondrous works declare - Psalm 75:1
May your day or night be graced in the Lord.