Martha would have washed her towels earlier in the day.
Mary may have thought that towels were a waste of time and preferred to use her hair...
Martha would have hung them out as soon as they were washed
Mary would have forgotten all about them until Martha found them...
Martha would have taken advantage of the good weather.
Mary thought whether was a matter of consideration.
Martha would have hung the towels out quickly and efficiently, whilst giving a running commentary on the quality of the towels, pegs, line, the weather, the price of foodstuffs, the self imposed tasks and anything else that came into her head.
Mary would have got halfway through the task and got distracted by the moon and beautiful clouds.
Martha would have hoped that the clouds didn't mean rain.
Mary would marvel at a creator God, who made beautiful clouds to adorn the sky, even when almost no-one was there to see , just because he could.
Martha would toddle of quickly to say her prayers and get ready for bed because she had a lot of things to do tomorrow.
Mary would marvel, trying to imprint the kaleidoscope of ever changing texture and colour upon her memory and forget the washing, until Martha found it hours later, dumped carelessly in a heap on the line.
Martha would be asleep, dreaming of efficiency and order.
Mary would be.
