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		<title>News from the trenches</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, my dears, six moths in the cereal cupboard this morning, and one larva clinging to a bag of mixed nuts. What on earth have I done to deserve this? Please don&#8217;t answer that. I am beginning to believe each moth has been personally hired to torment me by Mr X. I can imagine the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, my dears, six moths in the cereal cupboard this morning, and one larva clinging to a bag of mixed nuts. What on earth have I done to deserve this? Please don&#8217;t answer that. I am beginning to believe each moth has been personally hired to torment me by Mr X. I can imagine the scene. X sitting at a desk. A small moth perching across from him, looking up, wings aflutter. X saying, &#8216;now, I don&#8217;t want you to leave until she&#8217;s gone <em>completely</em> nuts, do you understand?&#8217; The moth replies, in a thin, piping voice, &#8216;is that mixed nuts? Or assorted cashews?&#8217; Then they both start doing that horrible &#8216;ha ha Ha HA&#8217; mad-dictator-world-domination laugh.</p>
<p>The scene changes. It is the crack of dawn. The preciouses are still tucked into their beds, dreaming of the enormous Easter eggs to come. I am downstairs, thinking of eggs of quite a different type. Thanks to dear Potty Mummy, I am now fully clued-up on the Pantry Moth, a dastardly beast that will scoff your flour as soon as look at you, and dump its larvae all over your breakfast cereal. At least I&#8217;m not dealing with <em>panty</em> moths, I suppose. My weapons, as suggested by sweet Nunhead Mum of One, are my trusty vacuum and a multitude of cleaning sprays. Unfortunately, I&#8217;ve just finished my last drop of lovely Illicit Bang, and am down to the stuff I bought before I discovered it, like Sainsbury&#8217;s multi-purpose kitchen spray (v dull) or my latest, slightly disappointing acquisition, Mr Muscle Frozen Lime and Vinegar. Hm, now why on earth is it that I am strangely drawn to cleaning products with a whiff of sex or masculinity about them? I just can&#8217;t think &#8230;&#8230;Anyway, NMO has recommended using something with bleach. I don&#8217;t know what Mr Muscle has in him, but I fear it&#8217;s not bleach and it&#8217;s certainly not frozen limes. Oh well, I&#8217;m as ready as I&#8217;ll ever be.</p>
<p>I fling open all the cupboard doors. Nothing stirs. And then, the faintest flicker of a wing. It&#8217;s mayhem for an hour. I am completely sickened by the knowledge that my children have probably been ingesting moth larvae along with their cornflakes for months. Finally, I subside into a chair as Child One and Two troop into the kitchen. &#8216;What&#8217;s for breakfast, Mummy?&#8217; they ask. &#8216;Er,&#8217; I say, scanning the bare &#8211; but incredibly clean and shiny &#8211; shelves. &#8216;How about some nice&#8230;.. yoghurt?&#8217;</p>
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