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Show ' JUST STUFF The statement " A man's home is his castle" may very well be true for men, but for women, that castle becomes a garden plot. Oh, I hold my home In high esteem; however, it does have a tendency to grow things between the four walls. Take for instance my kitchen floor I sweep it regularly, but despite my sweepings things still appear on the floor, with no explanation of how they got there, to other than they got there, other than they must have grown. And my floor isn't alone. Some common things grown on kitchen floors are elastic bands, macaronis, pieces of potato chips, crunched crackers, little bits of paper, drips of batter and un-popped popcorn kernels, just to mention a few. My living room floor, along with the hallways, entry way and bedroom floors are much the same. Lint, strings, paper clips, and other unrecognizable tidbits thrive. I can harvest them weekly, but by next week the little fluffballs and specks begin to appear, well on their way to maturity. Have you ever seen a mature fluff ball? It can be quite frightening. We have a spot in front of the TV room couch that has been especially cultivated to grow partial pieces of popcorn. The little white popped pjeces flourish there. And there's a spot in the living room, under a beautiful fern tha, to. justr,ight for i growing -brown," dried, ferri" leaves: " Of course these must be harvested weekly or the area will get over run. Bathrooms are especially suited for growing hair. There's no other way to explain all the hair in bathrooms. If all the hair I find in my bathroom were to have fallen from my or my husband's head, we would surely be bald. The only explanation bathrooms are conducive to hair growth. I have also found that crumbs any kind of crumbs, do quite well in silverware drawers. Let's face it no one would purposely put crumbs in her silverware drawer, but if you check your drawer right now, chances are you'll find a crumb or two. Dust tends to flourish on any surface that is exposed to air . . . bedposts, dressers, chair legs, floor boards, door jams, knick knacks, anything. Kitchen cabinets are notorious for spawning jam globlets. The question may be asked. "Who left jam all over the cupboard," of course no one did. The jam just grew there, and quite often it will spread, without notice, to the kitchen table. Yes, a woman's home is a garden plot, the harvesting tools, instead of rake, hoe, shovel and tiller are the dust rag, broom, mop and vacuum cleaner. And if a man wants a clean castle, he best help with the harvest!!! |