Ginny's post a few days ago was showing many different pictures of clothes drying on the line.
It got me to thinking about a few that I have seen in several different countries.
In Henche, Haiti there were very few washers and dryers to use.
The women of the area would gather to do the wash and then hang it on the line. They proceeded to have a great time visiting while waiting for their clothes to dry ... which didn't take too long in that hot climate.
To answer Chatty Crones question about why some things are on the ground, it's because they spread blankets and sheets on the ground to sit on while they were visiting and they also tried to sell some of their wears to visitors at the compound and to each other. The compound allowed people to use their pump for fresh water.
In Guadalupe Victoria, Baja Mexico
In the good old USA
Our power was rather iffy there so we resorted to hanging our things on the fence.
It worked like a charm.
This is my motto for today and every day !!
Wednesday Words of Wisdom
7 comments:
Oh my, their HEADS!! But they must have a great sense of balance. Makes us realize how blessed we are with washers and dryers!
That was so interesting! I like the way things were hung on the fence, that's making good use of the space. Ginny's right - we are quite spoiled with our washers and dryers.
I love the meme. So why were some of the clothes on the ground? I don't know if I could carry all that on my head. We sure are lucky.
There are people, not too far from me, that use their fence as a clothesline. Hey, whatever works!!
Love the motto. They say that necessity is the mother of invention and that's proven by using that chain link fence for drying clothes
Reality check! I'd better not complain about having to "do" our laundry ever again.
An interesting post. I remember in PNG they draped clothes over bushes to dry That was a long time ago.
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