I love to place lavender sachets among my linen. They leave a lovely fragrance and work just
as well as mothballs when it comes to repelling insects.
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| Lavender ready for picking and drying |
Years ago I used to use mothballs to stop insect damage in
anything that was being packaged up and stored.
Naphthalene flakes were sprinkled beneath bookcases to stop silverfish
infestations in the books.
My mother-in-law swore by the use of DDT for killing all
bugs and used to sprinkle it around the skirting boards of her rooms.
My uncle and his father regularly used horticultural sprays
without any protective clothing.
It is a wonder any of us have survived!
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| Lichen will only grow like this when it lives in a healthy environment |
Schools are open again today after being “mothballed” for a
couple of months. Grand-daughter set off
with some trepidation about what school would be like – some girls (she goes to
a girls’ school) were wearing masks but most were not. The school has asked only that each student
carries their own bottle of hand sanitizer.
She was looking forward to seeing her friends again, in
person instead of via a screen. It will
be interesting to hear what she has to report this evening.
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| A typical New Zealand country primary school |
Stay healthy and happy, and have a great day J
Margaret.
