grace shep and me
Feeling the weight of fatherhood and I like it. I have been doing the laundry by hand off and on lately. I bought a washboard and a wringer and I love the deep connection I feel with my arms and hands deep in the warm suds. Yesterday Dove pitched in getting the deep stains out of the socks with felsnaptha soap. The beautiful yellow bar that comes wrapped in papper. Grace and Rain are making all kinds of noise right now waiting for dinner to get done, banging their silverware on the plates. Now their silverware have become people and they furnish the voices and move them around. Tonight it’s a chicken dinner with gravey, mashed potatos, salad, and european thick crusted bread warmed in the oven. Brenda puts the finishing touches on dinner while I type these lines. Umm, it smells good!
April 19th, 2007 at 5:49 pm
that’s an awesome picture of you three
March 22nd, 2010 at 9:32 am
I have been doing laundry by hand (but only for two) for the last 18 years since the mechanical washer died and I chose not to replace it. The drying machine was sold practically the next day. For me it is truly a spiritual experience–my prayer time. Even here in GR one can hang outside sometimes 12 months of the year–but not this year. Fels Naptha bar soap is terrific for stains. I have managed to trash-pick many “empty” plastic bottles that I have drained for plenty of detergent. Enough to share with others. So much fun living off this wasteful culture.