tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post7512709155676296706..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: Cleaning (or not)Jane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-69348916919252805372008-03-25T15:34:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:34:00.000+00:00Juxtabook - you are absolutely right. I'd never n...Juxtabook - you are absolutely right. I'd never noticed that before. <BR/><BR/>M&M - I absolutely hate ironing too. One blessing of having my middle class icon, my Aga, is that it irons things. Sort of. And unless it's summer, when it's turned off.<BR/><BR/>Winnie - yes, cobwebs are good, and I'd heard that cobwebs are good if you can't find a plaster. I think there's an enzyme in them which stops bleeding. Or something. So as well as fly catchers, I also have first aid kits liberally waving from the ceiling.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-28558359864704830282008-03-24T16:30:00.000+00:002008-03-24T16:30:00.000+00:00Cobwebs are good! I call them organic fly control,...Cobwebs are good! I call them organic fly control, should anybody be so crass as to comment on my collection.<BR/>Old-fashioned stablemen would (so I read somewhere) be fined if they knocked down the cobwebs in the stables, and yes HF, you can use cobwebs to put on a wound. I think they have something in them that either helps to stop bleeding or some sort of antibiotic. I am a bit hazy on that one though.<BR/>I have my mother coming to stay in a couple of weeks but I shan't bother to do any special cleaning. As long as the bathroom & the kitchen are clean, I shan't mind the rest of the mess & muck, and neither will she. <BR/>Down with housework!winniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604372915138254345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-32035181847584646182008-03-24T11:50:00.000+00:002008-03-24T11:50:00.000+00:00I am not a great cleaner either - nor do I iron, I...I am not a great cleaner either - nor do I iron, I shake.Mutterings and Meanderingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384198819878227966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-69182871128811782062008-03-23T11:15:00.000+00:002008-03-23T11:15:00.000+00:00Isn't it is weird how if you mop a hard floor then...Isn't it is weird how if you mop a hard floor then you get footprints making the path from door to door the muckiest bit. But if you leave the floor for weeks then the path between the doors is the cleanest bit as feet wear the dirt off.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-81572985867388088012008-03-22T20:13:00.000+00:002008-03-22T20:13:00.000+00:00Isn't there an old wives tale where you need to gr...Isn't there an old wives tale where you need to grab a handful of cobwebs to stem bleeding and promote healing in a wound??????haffyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694991643642600517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-7349150828851312342008-03-21T18:05:00.000+00:002008-03-21T18:05:00.000+00:00Haffy - And also how the hairs get to places where...Haffy - And also how the hairs get to places where the pets are not, like your food.<BR/><BR/>Gillian - I like the idea of cowbebs. Some of my cobwebs are big enough I think to support a small herd now.<BR/><BR/>Cati - how very true. If my money had a soul, it would say that it would prefer to be spent on books.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-16125894792508270322008-03-21T17:35:00.000+00:002008-03-21T17:35:00.000+00:00Ah, that's one of the mysteries of pets. How they ...Ah, that's one of the mysteries of pets. How they can always manage to shed hairs that contrast with your clothes/carpets/furniture, no matter what the colours are.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941239760699389457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-22425743818019033912008-03-21T14:59:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:59:00.000+00:00Lifes too short for cleaning I say!(my mum who is ...Lifes too short for cleaning I say!<BR/>(my mum who is ultra clean dispairs...her house is like a show home while mine has a more lived in feel I think)<BR/><BR/>However when needs must, inviting guests around is the best motivation to get started I find. <BR/><BR/>Slightly off topic but why does my mainly tan dog only shed white hairs (and by the bucketload all year)?haffyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11694991643642600517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-52914060162973475802008-03-21T14:33:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:33:00.000+00:00If I ever employed a cleaner, I'd have to do the c...If I ever employed a cleaner, I'd have to do the cleaning before they arrived, such is the state of Chez Cati. In any case, money spent on paying cleaners is money that could be better spent on books...Catihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365216937657585648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-46043871143404194462008-03-21T14:32:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:32:00.000+00:00When I said cowbebs, I'm meant cobwebs, of course....When I said cowbebs, I'm meant cobwebs, of course.<BR/><BR/>*giggles at typo*Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941239760699389457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-13320454424736097282008-03-21T14:30:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:30:00.000+00:00By and large, my carpets could always do with a va...By and large, my carpets could always do with a vacuum, but other than that, the place isn't too bad. Cowbebs give me the creeps, so I don't have any of those, in spite of the high ceilings here. In fact I just got a duster on a long pole to deal with the more distant corners.<BR/><BR/>this last month I've been sporadically dusting my display of toy horses, which are on shelves high enough to need a set of steps to reach them properly. Hence, they don't get dusted that often, and some horses had enough dust on them to have turned roan.<BR/><BR/>I like reading the Diary of a Provincial Lady too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941239760699389457noreply@blogger.com