It’s the last day of the holidays today. Thank heavens. The time before various upheavals seems so long ago, I can hardly remember it. Soothing, splendid routine. When we all know what we should be doing and, in the main, get on with doing it. The kids have vanished to their rooms or lying so still […]
After the holiday… tips for getting over the gloom
We got home at 3.30 this morning, hot foot from Cornwall. Cornwall was very very wonderful – relaxing, scenic and memorable. The way home was full of looking forward to it, getting back on with stuff, charged with possibility. But then, after a very few hours of sleep, there’s unpacking and laundry. Mail, email and […]
Unexpected benefits of the slattern’s life
Tax breaks for cleaners – a sweeping improvement
At last, a very tidy idea from a government. Tax breaks for cleaners. David Cameron has been in Stockholm getting pally with the Swedish PM and learning how they do things there. Apparently, as well as saunas and pickled fish (insert other stereotypes) they have a system that gives households cut-price domestic help. The point of this […]
You know you’re a blogger when…
This morning I found myself standing at the kitchen sink. Three inches of cold scummy water glinted in the sunlight. Congealed grease had set like the skin of a lizard rippling between waterlogged crust island.So, what what was my instinctive response?Tip the nasty mess out and reclaim shiny stainless steel with hot blasts and soap?Or […]