Two sets of sheets to wash so I did one on Saturday morning and one today. In both instances when I hung the sheets on the line they froze solid within a short time. By afternoon however the sheets are dry and flapping in the wind. I enjoy being able to hang clothes out on the line: determining the best way to pin them to catch that day's breeze, to get maximum exposure to sunlight (what there is of it this time of year), and the whole physics of the overall drying process. For example: Why the cotton sheets are always a little stiff when I remove them from the line but the microfibre ones aren't. (Hint: it has to do w/ hydrogen bonding.) Had coffee over at Anita's on Friday. Another neighbor, Mary, was there too. Mary was concerned this cold weather was here to stay and the grass in her front lawn wouldn't get mowed before snow fell. That cued Anita and I to banter about how our HOA's were OK w/ long grass because they assumed you had more pressing things to do. Mary looked confused. Anita laughed and explained that both she and I know people who live in Home Owner's Associations (HOA) and we liked to joke as if we both lived in our own private HOA's. Mary understood. She said her sister lived in one and she can't have anything in the front lawn but grass and absolutely no clothes lines - not even in the back. As I hung up sheets thought about that. Having a clothes line was saving money, helping out the environment, and easier on the sheet fabric. Then I remembered watching different birds sitting on the shepherds hooks and watching for insects attracted by the small wild flowers that bloom in my lawn. Thought about robins grubbing in my lawn for breakfast (no pesticides so there are grubs). HOA's probably don't really care about stuff like that so long as everything is neat, uniform, and keeping up property values.
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