sheets on the line

there is nothing quite like drying your sheets on the clothesline. the freshness they gain from being outside in the sun, with a gentle breeze. just seeing them out there makes me smile.

actually, it took several years for me to talk fred into putting up a clothesline. he kept asking where we would put it... i kept saying ,"between the house and the garage." he couldn't picture it, but last spring i bought the line and 2 packs of clothespins, dragged him (not literally) into the backyard and showed him: "from here" (pat the corner of the house) "to here" (pat the edge of the garage). it worked! he hung it right then and there.

it was great through spring and summer, and then into fall. but with our rainy winter, it's been months since i've gotten to use it. then came last monday. beautiful, dry, sunny, slightly breezy... the perfect day for sheets on the line. and it just happened to be sheet day!

it was so fun to squint my eyes from the sun as i reached up to squeeze those clothespins around the edges of my (well, our) sheets! aaah... spring is here and that means summer's a-comin'.

am i easily pleased, or what? :)

a nap

i just took a nap. it was short, but it was wonderful. couldn't sleep last night, and got up early. shopie was taking a nap, so why not me too?

i used to take naps all the time. when our kids were little, i often napped when they did (a little sanity, you know). and i used to nap almost every sunday afternoon (the day of rest, you know).

it's been a long time, though, since i've had a nap. the days are long at work so that i can play with sophie on wednesdays, saturdays are filled with housekeeping, grocery shopping et al, and sundays just go too fast... by the time i'm ready to take a nap, it's 4:00; too late!

so i'm thinking a nap every wednesday is a good idea. or a great idea.