Elderberries everywhere.
Imagine three jumpy girls, age 9/10, having a ball with elderberries. All three girls of the act before you think type...
Are they all blue now?
All covered in dark red, going everywhere in my house. I found red in my fridge, my freezer, my sugarpot, my cupboard, the floor of the kitchen, the floor of the livingroom. And outside the pavement and gardentable was nothing but crushed berries and some sugar topping it too. Wasps investigating their version of heaven and my version of hell.
According to the girls, I was quite a grumpy Mum. Especially when they chose not to hear me when I wanted them to clean the mess up.
Time to get out... the hose!
Was tempted, but used a huge watering can, and lots of detergent.
I was so grossed out, that I even bought chlorine detergent, had not used that in 20 years. But it had gotten really on my nerves.
Hose would mean getting the tap of the sink, to be able to attach it, and getting the hose from behind stuff, too much work. Huge watering can and broom were better.