Despite the apparently never-ending surprise snow days, I’ve switched out my wardrobe. Bring out the jersey dresses and lace-sleeve tops; put away the layers and layers of wool.

Now I have a whole pile of wool tops and sweaters to wash, and most of them I don’t dare put in the washer. They might survive, or they may shrink or stretch or felt etc. I’m not taking that risk. I only have room to dry one or two at a time (one on the blocking mat and one on the laundry rack) and the thick ones take multiple days, so this is going to take a while.