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More Laundry...and Wool

I'm sure that you are familiar with the Lehman's Catalog.  This is where we were finally able to find pulleys for my laundry lines which could withstand the daily winds which blow - and not always gently - here on our homestead.  It's no wonder we call our place "Windy Hill Farm."  The pulleys we ordered from Lehman's are made in Canada.  We have two lines set up and going from the back porch door to the boys' treehouse for one line, and a large choke cherry tree for the other line.  Having the lines come off the back porch makes it nice because the porch is right off the laundry room, so I don't have to go far.

So now I need to learn how to wash raw sheep's wool.  Too bad I won't be able to throw that in the washer and hang it on the line!  I've been a hand knitter for a long time.  Recently I purchased my first spinning wheel (an Ashford Traditional, double treadle) and my first two raw fleeces (a shetland and a "rambo").  They are sitting in their boxes looking at me and begging me to wash tham and get them spun into some delightful wool to use for diaper soakers.  I'm so afraid of the washing process, but I guess I'll need to take the plunge soon and get these fleeces washed before my dogs decide to help themselves to the delightfully smelly wool!!

Well, it's getting late here and the last load of laundry for the day (towels)  needs to come down and find its way back into the linen closet.  The schoolwork for the day needs to be marked and put away, the animals need to be tended to, and the children need to be bathed and put to bed.  What a wonderfully ROUTINE routine!!!  God has been so good today, as He always is.

Have a peaceful night, Cherylann