The Laundry Hokey Pokey or 26 Steps to Clean Laundry

1. Check the weather report for Gelibolu.
2. Look at the sky and the sea.
3. Check the weather report again making sure to search Gelibolu, Turkey.
4. Put dirty clothes into the front loading clothes washer.
5. Wash them for a while.
6. Take them out and wring them by hand.
7. Hang them outside on the line behind the house.
8. Look at the sky and sea. Wonder why you bothered looking at the weather report.
9. After the wind has blown for thirty minutes, go outside and pick some clothes out of garden and neighbours' yards. Bring inside. (See #4)
10. When rain starts, dash outside and gather armloads of damp laundry. Hang on portable dryer on deck.
11. Move portable dryer around deck to keep it away from rain and cats.
12. Forget to anchor portable dryer with rocks.
13. Go outside set portable dryer upright again. Gently straighten bent frame.
14. Anchor portable dryer with four heavy rocks.
15. Take clothes, that got dirty when the dryer fell over, inside the house. (See #4)
16. Drag portable dryer inside the house in the evening.
17. Avoid scowls of disgruntled family members who must shimmy past portable dryer which takes up all the floor space in the living room.
18. In the morning, touch all the laundry.
19.  Fold and put away the two pieces of clothing which are now dry.
20. Hang up yesterday’s items which were washed again.
21. Drag portable dryer outside to the deck.
22. Anchor it with rocks.
23. Drag portable dryer inside the house in the evening.
24. Avoid the scowls of disgruntled family members who must shimmy past portable dryer which takes up all the floor space in the living room.
25. In the morning touch all the laundry.
26. Fold and put away dry laundry.

Repeat this sequence ten to fifteen times each week from November until April.  Between April and October you may be able to skip some steps.