Somewhere way down on the list of items to be restored is a ‘mud room’. It was clear the first time we saw the house that this item was lacking. As our ‘new’ mud room will be on the portion of the home that has to be torn down and completely rebuilt, it is not happening anytime soon. The dirt of the summer has turned into mud and is being tracked into the house by paws and feet. Mud with the occasional yellow Fall leaf stuck to it. We are ‘enjoying’ the colors of Fall inside and out.
In my fantasy farm dreaming days, I imagined a ‘tidy’ farm. I like order and cleanliness. It is probably once again Little House on The Prairie‘s fault. I never once heard Ma Ingalls complain to her Loving Spouse that he was tracking mud in the house, the fact that the floor of their house was made of mud might have had something to do with it.
So… what can I say, our house is muddy. Well, not actually ‘muddy’, but there are traces of mud in a lot of places and Fall leaves. I am working on cleaning it up, so which Greek mythology character kept pushing the boulder up a hill? Now I get the opportunity to practice patience…. again. I don’t want to be a broom/mop wielding maniac, making my family crazy, but the truth is some days I am.
So if you visit Glory Farm, please excuse the mud…. and the leaves… and wipe your feet.
Believe it or not I’m having the same issue here with just enough condensation each day to get the Spaniel’s paws muddy. I’m leaving with beach towels at the backdoor trying to snag as much mud as possible! Thank goodness for hardwood!