how clean is my palais ...

I have long net curtains on most windows. Today I discovered that they were not, in fact, grey after all. I washed a pair. They are my air filtration system to combat the pollution and dirt which waft through the gaps in the window frames. In spite of this decorative membrane, a layer of brake dust covers everything before very long. This is the only place I have lived where I need soap and water to wash down the TV...

At the back of the flat we overlook a "garden". Ha! Rustling and scratching noises have been heard at the bedroom window and the cause can now be revealed. The horse chestnut tree, five floors up , has had enough and wants to move in.