Sniffing something Whiffy
I like to wash myself at the same time
Initially, I thought this was a good sign because my cold must be clearing. However, it was disconcerting. The smell kept moving around our flat. First it was near the dining room chairs at a height. Then it was down near the floor. Then it moved above the frosh (sofa thing). Then it was in two places – in Marie’s room and by the TV at the SAME time. It was like a ghost of a smell.
Today was yet another National Holiday today, the second Independence Day we’ve had in a couple of weeks. Consequently, I wasn’t at work which was a good thing as I was recovering from a cold and a tummy upset (my first one). So, I got to cleaning our flat instead. Cleaning the floors consists of sweeping up a zillion dust particles followed by mopping with a cloth and squeegee… a lengthy process. I was pretty comfy in this attire – it wasn’t worn with the intention of being photographed.
The longer I cleaned, the worse the smell became. It became very suspicious. We wondered if I’d unearthed some stagnant air as I’d moved our furniture around…
After cleaning, we needed to go out for something and I was looking forward to some fresh air. As we turned the corner outside our apartment block we discovered the source of the smell. It did not originate from within our abode after all, but from a few doors down. Some very whiffy visitors have arrived in town.
The big festival of Eid is in a week’s time and a small sheep shop has opened today at the end of our street! Now there is a shop where there was no shop before. They seem to just sell rams (they all have nice curly horns). I have enjoyed seeing sheep all over the place this week actually – I saw one riding a special motorbike (with a cart on the back) the other day. Pretty cool.
So, we may have to adapt to this new smell in our home. I still don’t understand why it kept moving around earlier. Maybe there’s a ‘ghost of Eid past’ in our house. We’ll be away over Eid weekend so hopefully it will have left by the time we return.
