I always knew we didn't live in the safest neighborhood in town, but I thought the alarm system, the pitbulls and a dose of common sense would protect us.
I was wrong!
I'm still in disbelief. My most valauble possession has been vandalized!
I still don't know when the intruders descended upon my property or how they made their way in, but apparently they invaded my sacred four walls and caused havoc in my bedroom (of all places) where they found my most precious possession. They didn't take it, no! They just destroyed it.
I'm quite freaked out by the incident. I wake up at night, shaken by nightmares. I might need to see a shrink. I'm considering the purchase of a semi-automatic weapon for future protection. (Don't tell me I'm over-reacting! Read the whole story first.)
My precious collection included unique pieces from Iceland, Peru and New Zealand. They've all been destroyed. I had some "lesser valued" items on my dresser top. They didn't bother messing with those! Suckers!
And the most outrageous part is that they had sex in my bedroom! They reproduced and created cozy little beds for their offspring... in... my... stash... of... yarn!
Yes.
Wool moths descended upon a storage box in my bedroom. My stash is history. [Sobbing.]
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7 comments:
Oh no!
I'd be very upset too. I do worry about a couple of jumpers I have from my grandmother - my eldest son, soon to be 18, wore them, then my following 3 children and I am really hoping my newborn daughter will be able to wear them too - the sentimental value of those jumpers is huge!
Moths can be awful!
I am so sorry . . . wish I could do something to make you feel better 0{
terrible!!! I found them on my porch last year, eating my scarves and winter sweater-coats. Rotten wool eating varmints.
I've had them too, mostly in spinning fibre; they've got good taste. First lot in a nice fleece, second lot in Possum down and the latest was in a very nice bag of low micron alpaca. I have a response set up now; worst affected is thrown out, anything close but not badly infested is frozen in the big freezer for a week, thawed out for about 4 days before being frozen and thawed twice more. The freeze kills the adults and larvae, the thaw encourages eggs to hatch into larvae which then get frozen
Im so sorry to hear that.
((HUG'S))
Oh no!! I'd be gutted if something got into my fabric stash (other than than the kids who cause mess in there regularly). Any protection measures are reasonable in the circumstances!
OH my! I had to read your post twice till I realised it was wool moths! I hope you will be re-stashed as soon as is humanly possible xxxx
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