I am not happy; I have been forced into doing housework. Not my favourite pastime and even though it is said that ‘God gives us rain so that gardeners can do the housework’, personally I’d rather get wet! Nonetheless, I have been forced to dust off the dusters and ferret around at the back of the cupboard under the sink for that awful feather duster on a stick that moults more than Tippy in August and all because of the bloomin’ cobwebs. I only left the computer for a couple for hours and there were even silky strands between the keyboard and the screen – it had hardly cooled down! But, I’m not alone. It is apparently, a bumper year for spiders and there are all heading indoors at this time of year. I wouldn’t mind so much but why then do I still have so many flies smashing themselves against the inside of my windows.
And yes, I have put conkers in the corner of every room, (they are supposed to give off a gas that sends spiders packing). Oh, the irony when hubby picked one up and asked if it wasn’t time I did a little housework!
As you can see by the photo above - I ditched the feather duster for fresh air and Tippy and I hiked over Llangynidr Moors to find the Chartist's cave. Well worth a visit ....... and a housework free zone! Woo Hoo!
Taken from Lynne Allbutt's Green Scene column in the Western Mail 10.10.09
