Clean away the cobwebs,
make light of dirt and grime
Wave high those feather dusters it’s now spring-cleaning time!
For Spring’s first day has broken and those windows must be cleaned
Cold winter’s grey has gone away replaced with fresher scenes
Ah! The joy of such spring-cleaning. Oh! The joy of household life.
Sometimes I am the paragon of a 1950s wife!
David
Keig
It’s March at last and time to ‘Spring Clean’! In years gone by housework was a full time occupation – blacking stoves, scrubbing doorsteps, beating carpets and boiling clothes. The photos on this page should bring back some memories of housework over the past decades and perhaps remind you of work done in the home by your parents or grandparents!
Finally here are a few items to stir up some memories:
