Washing Day

Today was a good day. Decided it was time to do laundry, so got out the handy "idiot's guide to doing laundry" provided by the folks here at Stafford House. No, this is not a joke. They really give you this guide.

So I proceed to place Persil brand low suds detergent into the machine and tried to set it so that it would not automatically go to the dryer setting after washing, as I had a few things that needed flat-drying. I failed.

After two hour of banging and excruciatingly slow cycles I checked the machine for the zillionth time. The door was hot. I did not panic, as the book says "do not panic". Proud of that. It had indeed started drying. Had to wait about 15 minutes before the door would open. Finally got things arranged so that I could leave the apartment. I must say that Persil does not smell like Gain, but at least the clothes are clean.

Now, you may think I am a fuddy-duddy, but it just seems wrong for a washing machine to turn into a dryer. I cannot imagine how this technology works. I do not want to know.

We walked up to campus on a different street today, and it was so steep that I do not think I will do it again. Hung out in a student lounge reading on a red velvet sofa, and felt like I was on the set of Friends.

For dinner on Cuba Street, we had Rocket (a lettuce variety - who knew?) and prosciutto with pasta as well as pumpkin gnocchi. Yummy!!!! The waitress was amused when we asked her to "hold the cheese". She said she had never heard this before and suddenly I pictured her holding cheese in her arms. You gotta love the funny ways we all use language!

We had ginger beer, which is a bit like ginger ale but with fresh pieces of ginger floating around. It seems alive, like an active yeast or something....it is good and we will have it again. Cheers!