P-Day

Monday 9 Feb. 2015

It seems we cannot win on Preparation Day! Every week we have been here it has rained on Monday. The wind had been beating the house all night but it had let up for a time and thought it safe to venture out.  We got up early and put our towels out and on the line. Thirty minutes later we were taking them off because it started to rain. Also the wind was blowing so hard we were afraid the towels would disappear. Several clothes pins had flipped apart, and were ‘Gone with the Wind’, yes pun intended.

 The clouds broke and it looked like we were over the storm. We got our sheets out, low and behold, the wind blow, the rains came and then the snow and hail! The sheets remain on the line and they are much wetter than when they went out. It might help to understand the effort it takes to get things clean here. I pre-soak and wash in the tub before putting them in the washer. The small drum holds little and washes some. After hand washing and machine washing they are ready to be put out on the line. Dropping them is part of the problem and blowing around on the line hitting all kinds of things, is another. So now that I know first-hand the struggle it is to look clean and tidy, I have to hand it to the Italians, they have mastered this problem! They look clean and neat.

Amendment to the last entry.

It was 2 euro for 2 boxes to powdered sugar, and the milk container is a litter so a little more than a quart.

We are hoping to get some shopping done when this crazy pelting stops!