Blog by Sumana Harihareswara, Changeset founder
I just did a load of laundry. (When did…
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I just did a load of laundry. (When did people start saying that and stop saying "I washed a load of clothes"? Perhaps gradually, as the human became more and more removed from the process.)
For the first time since early August, I am shod in the tapochki (slippers) that my Russian host mother, Vera, gave to me. I had worn them throughout my stay, so the soles had two layers (one cloth and one cat hair), and I just washed them, and yay. These are the first knit slippers I've had since my old neighbor in Pennsylvania, Mrs. Rogers, gave my family at least one pair of pink booties. I think my sister took them.
