Irene's Blog

What a busy day I've had. I decided to convert a large, heavy corner TV unit to a low one so armed with a hammer, screw driver, saw and pliers I set to work. It didn't take too long really, but every muscle in my body hurts as I'm not used to so much effort. I took the top off the cabinet as you see it in the BEFORE shot and put it on the low unit in the AFTER shot which looks perfect. Here's the BEFORE and AFTER shots.........

We're in a drought so when it started to rain we almost cheered, until I went to the mailbox and found SNAILS!!! There were loads of them all making themselves comfortable in my brick mailbox along with my mail.....talk about snail mail. Now I'll have to see if I can find some solution as putting your hand in to get your mail and it coming in contact with a snail isn't something I want to do. Another problem is that the snails love to eat the mail - bills I don't mind, but other mail is a definite no, no!!! Is there a solution? No doubt I'll have to go to the local hardware store / garden centre and ask for advice. I've checked on Google and only come up with crushed egg shells or copper strips - there doesn't seem to be many websites where they talk about this problem. I'm looking for some spray or powder perhaps that will last for some time.