In the summer, I hang my clothes outside to dry. Not only is it "environmentally friendly" but I like the way the clothes smell line-dried.
Fresh and clean.
Anything that comes out of the electric dryer ends up smelling like socks.
The only bad thing that happens when I leave my clothes out to dry on the line is occasionally I get a "hitchhiker" that comes in the house with the clothes.
Sometimes if I leave the clothes overnight outside I'll get an earwig or two, maybe even a sleeping yellowjacket. One time, my husband discovered he had a large moth stuck in a sleeve.
Since this has been a problem I give the clothes a good shake before bringing them in.
It is has been so bloody hot this week that I just grab the clothes off the line fast without shaking them out first.
Today I brought in two daddy long leg spiders.
I shook the shirt out over the toilet so the spiders would fall in. At the time, I didn't think much about it until I glanced back to see these poor spiders struggling to get out.
I felt terrible that I chucked them in the toilet so I did what any saint would do.
I took a piece of paper and got those spiders out of the toilet.
They sat on the paper for a bit to dry off and then I gently opened the screen door to let them out.
I felt better afterwards that I had rescued them rather than let them drown.
But I will confess, I am not that kind to yellowjackets or hornets.
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