National Hanging Out Day

Reading the newspaper the other day (soon to be a lost pleasure, if the internet wins the race and the printing press is buried), I discovered that April 19th is National Hanging Out Day. Project Laundry List is a group promoting the use of clothes lines outside to dry clothing instead of using energy consumed by the dryer. Years ago when first married that is just what we did, the clothing smelling fresh albeit a bit stiff, upon removal from the line. Older baby boomers should be familiar with this ritual - our moms brought us up on the finer aspects of hanging the clothes out to dry - my favorite clothespins being the newer type with the clip you opened. Trying to hang the sheets without letting them touch the ground was always a struggle! So let's pass the word around - at the very least we could do it once a week or so - conserving our precious energy resources and taking a step back in time if just for a few minutes.....