Basics in Laundry continued

After final victory of man (woman) vs. machine monster, obviously drying follows. OK, we've no dryer in our apt., so we either hike to another building to dry clothes (up/down--up/down--up/down stairs. Good for the Cardio Vascular but inconvenient if one is washing late at night Besides, it sets off all kinds of alarms! NOTE: This is the voice of experience here.)

OR, the following sequence unfolds:

Supposedly our apt. is the warmest apt in this building, but our washed, wet clothes definitely did not get the email to that effect. So, innocently, one hangs out the said laundry (accompanying pix) with high expectations of at least its beginning to feel somewhat dry after a few hours. NOPE! Still wet as ever.

So, on to a bit of Yankee ingenuity.

DRY AT LAST

Dear hubby thinks on his feet (it is now 10 pm and we're tired), and grabs the apt. fan for active duty. Granted, it's freezing, snowing, and blowing outside, BUT on went the fan, and by 10:30pm VOILA! Even the toes in cotton socks were letting go of the moisture left behind by the Monster Machine. By this morning we are down to only a few reluctant garments, and even they are coming around,--FAST!

Pretend!

Just pretend you are seeing snow falling on Slovakia! Pix will come soon--I promise! And while I'm here: I had my first class today and WOW! Larry had his first class Monday and was amazed that he survived AND enjoyed it! Tomorrow he goes to the university in Zilina to instruct in English there as well. Well, that's what we're here for! (Well, at least initially!!!)

Fasts of White Gables

Our first blog from Slovakia

We're in a whirlwind of settling in: figuring out how to turn on our gas stove, walking into our living room to get to the fridge, pondering a strange language, seeing Martin in Fall colors for the first time, hearing church chimes that are consistently several minutes off (but what does it matter?), and welcoming hugs from friends whom we've gotten to know from past summers here.

At the moment the rain is pelting upon our skylights, hinting at colder weather to come, we're contemplating options for celebrating our 40th anniversary tomorrow, and we are ever so grateful to you, faithful folks, for being a part of our journey to this land.

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Abby's 1st birthday

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