1.
Do you often get downhearted
When the socks of a pair are parted?
The washing process separates
Those little socks which should be mates!
Keep safety-pins in a handy spot
Then you'll never lose the plot.
Join the socks for the duration,
And avoid this washing complication
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2.
Bridge may be the game you choose,
In your home or on a cruise,
But you may find the cards get sticky
(Human hands can be quite tricky!)
Even manicured hands, in time,
Can leave a patina of grime!
Before you buy another pack,
Giving your well-loved cards the sack,
Try talcum-powder as a reviver!
Your pack will be a proud survivor!
Sprinkle and wipe and you will find
You've left the grubbiness behind.
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3.
Dammit! Broken glass again!
A goblet or a window pane!
The shards lie there upon the ground!
I'll cut myself soon, I'll be bound!
I must be careful where I tread!
But, if I take a slice of bread
And press it into the shattered pieces,
The need for extra vigilance ceases!
Every tiny pin-point bit
Will soon embed itself in it!
Throw the bread away with care
And you'll forget glass was ever there.
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Julia Gillard wins the closest election in Australian history!
AT LAST!
At last we are governed! After two weeks in limbo!
The lady is strong. Don't call her a bimbo!
She's won by a whisker and made some mistakes
But she's certainly shown that she's got what it takes.
The road will be hard, with much opposition;
And I wouldn't care to be in her position!
I didn't vote for her for I voted 'Green';
I want us to aim for a world that is clean.
But the feminist in me is over the moon!
Our own Mrs Thatcher! And that none too soon!
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P.S.
We took the boys home to their own home after school today. We wanted to view the new furniture purchases.
They showed us their new toy-room settee. I read them a story on it.
And their new toy-shelves which look easy to keep tidy!
Harry was thrilled about it all. (Or was it the Election?)
17 comments:
Good hints in your cute rhyme. I will remember the break 'pick up' for broken glass next time the need arises.
Enjoyed your Household Hints. And like Darlene I will try to remember the Bread trick to pick up broken glass.
Great tips! Who knew? I guess you did! Thanks for the election update and the photos of the grands.
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Great hints indeed! Glad the election finally went well! Really good news! Have a great week, Brenda!
Sylvia
Love your poem on household hints! Great shots of the boys!
Thankfully the election is over!
awesome hints, love your boys tidy racks...
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Wonderful election results, Brenda. And I love your poems.
I wish I'd known about the bread and broken glass trick sooner, however. Someone broke the side mirror on my car recently, and I think I ruined my battery-operated vacuum cleaner picking up the glass. Bread would have been faster and cheaper!! I couldn't leave broken glass on the road for a barefoot child (summer in the northern hemisphere) or a dog, cat or even wild rabbit to step on. Add that to the cyclists who come past here, and I knew I had to avert disaster.
Thanks for the news and the hints. And the boys' room looks greatl.
Kay
Alberta, Canada
Great hints and delightful kid play!
Hints in a rhyme, so creative. Loved the photos of the new furniture and grandson.
Those household hints will come in handy! I especially like the one about broken glass - never knew that trick, but will use it and will pass it on to my daughter who has 2 little ones. Glad you're happy with the election result.
Great tips, and I am so pleased your election is finally settled.
Well now I have really learned some good tips on this one.
Safety pins, I need to get my some safety pins! Perhaps then I will not loose any more socks (which I have always found back though, so all is not lost)
great tips and an election summary to boot. all entertaining stuff
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
How clever you are. I love your tips and bringing us up to date on the election.
Your blog is one I always look forward to reading.
Love the cartoon -- housework IS evil!
And with all I salute you for the bread tip for broken glass -- so simple, so effective!
And your graciousness about the election outcome is a model for us all!
Helen Mac, ABC team
Hi- Your household hints reminded me of "Heloise" who wrote books about such and ran an advice column in the USA. Terrific tips! Enjoy the furniture.
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