Monday is Wash Day

"Laundry Day" - now in the shop.

During the 19th century, Monday was the day for washing clothes. I've often wondered how chores were assigned to certain days....apparently, doing laundry the old-fashioned way involved lots of hand-scrubbing, hauling water, and carrying heavy wet clothing out to a clothesline to be hung. Monday was the obvious choice for such hard labor because the women were well rested after Sunday. Here at Robin's Egg Studio, wash day falls on any old day of the week, and sometimes every day of the week when things are getting really out of hand. I do appreciate my electric washer and dryer each time I use them. I have never had a clothesline of my own but I know that the smell of air-dried sheets and clothing are supposed to be irresistible! Perhaps someday when our back yard is more secluded, we can try it.