We've had some diabolical weather today, heavy non-stop rain. Luckily I did my shopping yesterday because I knew it was coming, so today I got stuck into the cleaning especially as there was a bit more to do after I had spent a few days sorting stuff for the jumble sale.
It soon became obvious that a lot of crawlywigs don't like it when it's very wet either. While I was doing upstairs there seemed to be rather a lot of flies which were all different sizes but they did depart fairly swiftly when I opened the windows and flicked the duster at them. There were also several wood lice wandering about aimlessly in the bedroom and that's usually a sign that there's some damp wood somewhere but I couldn't find out where they came from so scooped them up and threw them out of the window. After all, they wouldn't suffer any serious injuries falling to the ground from that height because they have their own armour plating!
Downstairs there was worse to come! Earwigs in the kitchen! Ugh! I hate them and I wasn't going to spare them if I could help it. So I spent several minutes on my hands and knees trying to catch them in pieces of kitchen roll and I'm afraid they all died of crush injuries! One brave beasty tried to escape by hiding under the dresser but I knew he would come out eventually so I carried on cleaning the kitchen until he re-appeared and then I got him!
Well at least I have a clean kitchen which is now free of earwigs and other dreadful beasts so I hope they stay away if we have another very wet day.
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