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A shop display of rolled up tops. |
To roll or
not to roll – that is the question.
Anyone who
has read my previous posts will know that storage space on Ravensdale – or rather
the lack of it - is a recurring theme.
We still have
far more stuff than will fit in the cupboards and lockers on the boat and it’s
getting more and more difficult to throw things away as we’ve already parted
with the items we felt we could live without.
However, Phil
has come up with a way to get more clothes, etc. into his storage spaces, or so
he reckons. I’ve yet to be convinced.
He went
through all the cupboards on his side of the bedroom and rolled up his
T-shirts, fleeces, jumpers and trousers and claims this has enabled him to get
more things into each space.
Phil also
says it makes it easier to find the garments he wants and to pull them out
without disturbing the rest of the clothes in the cupboard.
But I still
favour the old-fashioned folding and stacking method, which seems to work
perfectly well for me, although I have to confess that I haven’t tried rolling
my clothes up and putting them back into the same space so I can’t really say
whether it would create any more room.
So his side
of the room now looks like this –
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Phil's clothing rolls and lots of empty space |
And mine
looks like this –
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My neatly folded tops and scarves |
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The Cotton Trader display |
Cotton
Traders at Strensham Services, just about the M50/M5 junction in Worcestershire,
had a display of rolled up polo shirts.
Perhaps I
should listen to him on this one then...or maybe not J
Meanwhile, our freezer seems to be improving. The combination of bicarbonate of soda and a freezer deoderiser seem to have done the trick, but we're still a little reluctant to start putting new food into it. Think we'll just give it a few more days to be sure the smell really has gone for good.
(Edit - Just had another sniff and it still smells so not quite so hopeful that it can be saved now :-()
