desperately trying to dry washing in last day of sunshine and...

[cupsnakes]

dh on a day off work kicks a ball for the dog which lands in the middle of the heavy waterproof sheet I was attempting to clean - which I had rushed to get in the machine at 7am so that it would have enough time to dry.

a very, very muddy ball.

Looks like dh needs to make sure he has time to get to the laundrette this afternoon and understands about LOW HEAT for tumble-drying

and because the builders are here as well I couldn't vent at him as I normally would have done.

Here's a tip for quicker drying clothes - use coathangers for tops, hang them on an airer and point a fan at them. The breeze cuts down drying time by half I reckon and it doesn't cost much.

Probably not much help for you at the moment CupSnakes if you've got the builders in.