Ashley Cecil

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6″ x 9″ watercolor in an 11″ x 14″ frame, $170
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Tomorrow is “National Hanging Out Day,” an initiative to encourage greater awareness of our energy consumption. It’s not about hanging out with friends, or a reason to bum around instead of going to work. It’s a day aimed at demonstrating how effective one tactic, such as using a clothesline, can be in cutting back our contribution to global warming.

I think the last time I had an experience using a clothesline was as a child when I got distracted by trying to make earrings out of the clothespins on my dog. Poor Teddy.

Having a dyer is luxury in many place I’ve traveled outside of the US, even in very wealthy nations. We are spoiled and often take for granted all of the energy we suck up with our everyday gadgets. Lloyd Alter at treehugger.com claims “there are 88 million dryers in America, and if everyone converted to lines it could reduce residential output of CO2 by 3.3%.”

Weather permitting, why pay for the “spring fresh” scent in your dryer sheets when you can get the real thing?

6\" x 9\" watercolor in an 11\" x 14\" frame, $170 SOLD See all artwork available for sale. Tomorrow is \"National Hanging Out Day,\" an initiative to encourage greater awareness of our energy consumption. It\'s not about hanging out with friends, or a reason to bum around instead of going to work. It\'s a day ...