Housework! What Housework?
Posted: Wednesday, 29 August 2007 |
Today I was going to do the housework - having had a house full for 4 days, it looked like a war zone - my daughter (6yrs) had managed to get every toy out she owned, together with the general devastation visitors bring with them - following yesterday's adventure I had done phase one of the cleaning but thought I would knuckle down and get the rest down today. Have taken Hannah to school, I mused on the walk back home - housework or a jolly jaunt out somewhere - the sun was out this morning with a lovely blue sky - it was a difficult choice - guess which one I chose??? So flask and sandwiches made, off I went. I just did a simple route through Glen More which is stunning at any time of the year - the heather is now out, the bracken is turning brown and I spotted some deer high up on the mountain ridge with a huge set of antlers! Saw golden eagle, lots of buzzards as usual but I still love to see them - as I sat eating my lunch, the weather began closing in so headed back home and also for school pick up at 3.00. Hope you like the pics.
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"Looking up the Sound to the Mainland - look how big that sky is!"
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"just wonderful horizons in Glen More"
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"This is where I had my lunch - I just love this spot - I would I could relay the atmosphere - just pure tranquility" >
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"Looking up the Sound to the Mainland - look how big that sky is!"
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"just wonderful horizons in Glen More"
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"This is where I had my lunch - I just love this spot - I would I could relay the atmosphere - just pure tranquility" >
Comments
Well, any normal person would have done the cleaning first :-) Lucky you to see a golden eagle! Thanks.
Jill from EK
No wonder a womans work is never done. I hope that MM isn't leading you astray. Did you change your name? I've got a wild freckle.
Tws from The Workhoose
where hae you been tws??? been getting worried about you!
tws's weather girl from glad to see your back
I fully approve, very sensible, going out instead of doing houswork. After all, the housework will still be there when ye get back, the good enough to be out in weather might not...in fact knowing the isles, will definately not...:-)
Hermit from Sanday
Got confused when setting up blog - name should have been Wild freckle instead of Great Escape - hopefully corrected now - spose I could be Wildfreckle who did the Great Escape?? Co-op lorry last seen getting on the ferry at Craignure to who knows where!!
Wild Freckle from Mull
Absolutely, you made the right choice. And if normal folk do the hoosework first, then I doot I'm no normal either.
Ruthodanort from Unst
Ruthie babe, we all knew that you weren't normal, you didn't need to tell us, but now it's there for everybody to see. Three words keep coming into my head. Pot, Kettle, Black, I dunno why??
Tws from The kitchen, which is very clean
think I need to see photographic evidence o this clean kitchen.
Ruthodanort from Unst
Oh how I wish I could put housework into the 'must do tomorrow' file. I blame it on my Mother who always said don't put off until tomorrow what you should do today ... [one lesson that must have sunk in] ... a new resolution!!!! From how on I will do tomorrow what I could have done today!
Plaid from in an almost clean room
Its 13.15 and so far I have done the loo and bathroom and cleaned out the fishtank - there is a sea eagle sitting on the rocks in front of the house (too far for my little camera) - what is a girl to do??
Wild Freckle from Mull - with housework still not done!
In our kitchen we have a clean as you go policy, or leave it up to Herself to do it, whichever one suits. Plaid sometimes with parents, you've got to let them make their own choices in life, let them learn from their mistakes, but be their for them, if things turn out badly. Although if parents are living with children, they should obey the house rules, like being in at a reasonable time at night, and if they're staying with a friend, they should at least call you, to let you know. It's hard, you never stop worrying about them, and I know that.
Tws from The Dark Room
Hi Wild Freckle - MM here - good to see you blogging! Loads of fun! Looking forward to more posts. Bye! MM
Mountainman from Tobermory
If you've been properly brought up on Wind In The Willows the housework/springcleaning option doesn't enter into it...Mole had it just right..."Hang Spring cleaning!" he said and went off on his adventures.
Flying Cat from not dusting
amazing what being without a car can do for female staff - stuck at home on thursday she was. Did she fuss and pet me? Not nearly enough for my liking, but the shelves are dust free for the first time in (lets be tactful here) quite a while!
mia from fluffed and purred
Soonds like the Co-op in Kirkwall, a few skooshed ailes and twartree tills. I don't know how it survives, with a Somerfield (or whatever the name is these days) and Lidl close by. But our Co-op in Lerwick is great, really big and with a cafe, which is, now that no-one smokes in it anymore, quite good.
Ruthodanort from Unst
You should try the one in Stromness. There never was a more unhappy looking bunch of staff anywhere and that's not a criticism of them... And the shelves vary from full-to-bursting to bare and forlorn on a daily basis. Management can hardly say "It's on the boat" these days, as we have such a regular service. Relatively.
Flying Cat from in remembrance of Mill Stores
A new life on the Isle of Mull for my husband and daughter - an attempt to escape the ratrace, live simply and enjoy the simple things in life on this tranquil island!
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