Snakes

Decided to haul out the anaconda (aka. central vac) on Tuesday to do a bit of hoovering.  My mother nicknamed it the anaconda, as it must be as long as one.  The hose does have a habit of coiling round like a snake. Ours is a Beam unit.

One of my favourite things in this house is the vac pan I have in the kitchen that is attached to the central vac.

Can you see it under the kitchen sink cupboard?

I had one in one of our other houses and it is the best thing ever.  You sweep your kitchen floor, kick open the lever and all the dust and dirt is sucked up.

Please don't mind the splashes on my kitchen cupboards.  Dark colours it turns out are hard to keep clean.  I will say though putting the vac pan under the kitchen sink would not be my first choice as I can't put a kitchen mat down there.  If though you are thinking of installing a central vac unit, make a point of getting a vac pan put in; you'll love it.

I try to hoover only once or twice a week.  How many times do you vacuum each week?

P.S. I am terrified of snakes!!!

P.P.S. Just posted another book review on a book I brought back from Britain.  Click on this link.

P.P.P.S. Playing around with my blog layout, so please be patient things will get moved around a bit!!