Diary of a Flood survivor

We got our wardrobe and linen press doors installed last week. That may not seem like a big thing, but now we don’t have to stare at every towel and sheet that we own and the place looks tidier. Again, it is the small things that we take joy in these days.

I guess we are learning not to take everything for granted. We had it once, lost it and now are slowly getting it back.

That is a reason to be happy.

I remember my grandmother, who had lived her formative years through the Depression, always, always, always, watched her money and only bought when she got full value, whether it be a jar of jam or a large piece of furniture. Despite that, she was generous to a fault. I remember she tricked me one time. In my single days I had moved into a flat that did not get much sun, so was often very cold.

I was happy to put on extra clothes or cuddle up under a blanket, but my grandmother was worried about me. She asked me to pick her up one day as she needed to do some shopping. She led me to an electrical store, stood in the middle of the shop and announced she was buying me a heater and I was not to argue. I didn’t and she bought me the heater. As much as I didn’t like her buying me things, I was very grateful when my little unit was heated up.

A big thank you to the reader who got in touch with me to tell me about live traps that catch mice, rather than the snap ‘em at the neck types.

I wasn’t aware of them, so will go and get one and hopefully we can catch the little visitors and set them free.

I am hoping they come in a big size, as apparently our dog found a rat out in the garden just yesterday.

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