This plague of flies is a fairly recent phenomenon. Ever since I can remember, we have had spiders in this house, and I don’t just mean little money spiders: I am talking about the chunky ones with legs at least 3cm long. I don’t think a day goes by without me seeing at least one […]
Entries from October 13th, 2004
Flies
October 13th, 2004 · Comments Off on Flies · Life
For the last few weeks we have been suffering a plague of flies. I had expected, or hoped, that with the weather turning cold and wet they would have disappeared by now but they are still everywhere. Whenever we have been shopping we have looked for fly spray but found none. Either the manufacturers have […]
Tags: Animals
Teenage speak
October 13th, 2004 · Comments Off on Teenage speak · Life
I had an embarrassing misunderstanding last night with the teenage daughter. (Well she’s twelve but acts like a teenager) She was talking about the stuff she needed for her rugby practise and said she had to remember to take her shin pads and muff-guard. I had never heard of this piece of protective equipment and […]