I think housework is far more tiring and frightening than hunting is, no comparison, and yet after hunting we had eggs for tea and were made to rest for hours, but after housework people expected one to go on just as if nothing special had happened.
Nancy Mitford, from The Pursuit of Love
Love it. (the quote, not the housework!)
ReplyDeleteI had to blog it once I read it. Clearly we're from the same sisterhood, Christina.
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