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Rainy Day

It was so dark all day.  Thick, grey clouds -- thunderheads -- sat sat in the sky just above my condo.  There were periods of intense downpour.  I managed to get a few errands done without getting soaked, but mostly it was a boring day spent indoors.

When my daughter was in high school, she and a friend would play "boredom games." No one was around to play bored or board games with.

I could have done some housework.  There is always a need for dusting.  Instead I wasted time looking at Pinterest and saw a reusable duster for a Swiffer© handle.  Since I had a piece of fleece in my stash of leftover fabric, I dragged out my sewing machine.  I made one for upstairs and one for downstairs.  All ready for when the maid shows up.



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  1. Arkansas PattiJune 19, 2018 at 11:22 AM

    Looks like you managed to save the day after all. Let us know how it works.

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  2. BarbaraJune 19, 2018 at 2:12 PM

    Great way to spend a rainy day. Not quite cleaning but being useful nonetheless.

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  3. Margaret (Peggy or Peg too)June 19, 2018 at 3:19 PM

    well aren't you creative! send that maid over to mine next please.

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    1. OlgaJune 20, 2018 at 7:59 AM

      Yeah, my maid service keeps sending these lazy and unreliable workers.

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  4. LindaJune 19, 2018 at 7:23 PM

    Very clever.

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  5. Linda ReederJune 19, 2018 at 10:17 PM

    Oh, that's a good idea! Those 360 dusters are pricey, and I have lots of left over felt. Pinterest, you say? I have avoided getting hooked on that. Maybe I can find the instructions without getting sucked in.

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    1. OlgaJune 20, 2018 at 8:01 AM

      I saw this on Pinterest a while ago but when I sat don to do it I basically just looked at one of the old dusters and figured it out.

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  6. SextantJune 20, 2018 at 12:28 AM

    Rainy days are my favorite. Very soothing to the Soul. Clever use of some extra material.

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