
Anyway, I made a start by spending the weekend ironing and ironing and ironing and finally got rid of the huge backlog of clean-but-not-yet-ironed clothes that were cluttering up the conservatory. I also decluttered a few items from the conservatory and today I made a start on the kitchen by cleaning out the crockery cupboard. As well as giving the shelves a good scrub with hot water, laced with washing soda and a splash of bleach (which beats all the fancy cleaning products you can buy, as far as I'm concerned), I also weeded out the mugs and threw away the ones that have become tired and stained or (in one case) slightly chipped.
The next task is a trip to the ironmongers cum hardware shop to find some replacement mugs and also buy a new washing line to replace the old one that used to hang between the two big trees.