Spring cleaning. What memories those words conjure up!
Carrying out the heavy parlour rug and beating it until the carpet was completely dust-free. Brushing all the cobwebs from every corner in the whole house.
Taking everything out of the china closet—dusting the shelves and washing every dish that hadn’t been used for a while.
Washing the bedroom spread and the curtains. And hauling the mattress outside to air.
And in our house, spring cleaning meant washing down every closet and the floors of our six bedrooms upstairs, although only one was used.