Having gone for long spells without a washing machine myself, I know what a luxury these machines really are. And I was mostly just using laundromats, not washing in the tub (though I have done that on occasion).

Lovely day today, so I'll winterise around the house. Pulling out some soaker hoses and repositioning a couple of others. The dogs have their heater set up--it only raises the temp in their space a few degrees. I was going to put a screen door up and put a pet door in that, but it is a special order. I may just go ahead and put the pet door in the solid wood side door, and make sure it's the kind that I can block shut if I need to. That would keep my girls a lot warmer.

More eBay today.

SRS