Is next to godliness

The panoply of cleaning products in the country has had my attention since my arrival. Aicha's kitchen boasts a wide variety of soaps, sprays, and solutions to keep the area spic and span.

One of my favorite processes at the moment is dish washing. The dish soap is quite viscous, almost slippery to the touch, and comes in a tub. Aicha cuts it with a little water before using it, and takes advantage of fishing nets instead of sponges or wash clothes to wash things.

A devotee of the scrubby-sponge for quite a while, I can't bring myself to trade in my Scotch brand green sponge for the brand new netting that came with my apartment (pictured below on my washing machine, with new rags just purchased at Marjane and with more dish soap). The slick soap and the netting just aren't a good match for me, as plates and things tend to slip from my hands while being rinsed.

A final note, I only have cold (i.e. not hot) water in the kitchen faucet. The warm summer days of late September are giving over to chillier October ones, especially the evenings, and the temperature of the water coming out of the faucet is cooling off accordingly. My clothes washer has a built-in heater that runs on electricity, so I'll be able to continue to do laundry "normally." But as it gets colder and colder here, I'm wondering if it's going to be more difficult to do dishes without heating some water on the stove first.