BnB Dairies - Laundering Money

Money laundering, me, huh? We hear about it in the news: illegal dealings involving people in high places.

Not guilty! I'm just a little old lady trying to suck out the last bit of joy from the best job I've ever had. I do not want it to stop, but it has to! Lily's Cottage will be ten in October, and I'm guessing I'll still be here. The sale of my property is taking a long time - too many properties on the market in my city, and too few buyers. But, as I keep on saying, I believe it's all for the good, as I cannot make up my mind where to go!

Yes, our government has made a mess of so many things, but guess what, many young South Africans are slowly making their way back home. I know of a couple more who would not hesitate to come back if they could find good employment in their field. I even hear it from expat guests who made the move years ago, and now long for home. Some do make it back, but it's not so easy.

Talking of fields, all those white crosses the American president showed to the world aren't graves. Yes, there are farm murders, but there's a debate about the stats saying they make up less than 1% of all murders in South Africa. I'm not going into that discussion, though, just saying!
The people of my country are resilient. Those who love the land of our birth take the initiative to better their lives and that of the people around them.

I've totally veered off the subject of laundering money, although many top officials are guilty of that crime.
Dirty money has ended up on my washing line on more than one occasion. Don't get me wrong, this is dirty in the real sense.

We offer a laundry service to our guests and sometimes discover forgotten notes in their pockets after the wash, not before! Thankfully, those notes stay intact in a cold wash, which is what I use for mixed colours. We've now stopped them from dumping their clothes into the washing machine and rather sort them and load them ourselves, covered in protective gear!

The other day, I was given a couple of crumpled, damp notes as payment for doing a guest's laundry. I do not like touching money at any given time, and the thought of where damp notes possibly came from made me cringe.
Dirty money, yes, often in more ways than one! I wasn't going to put those in my wallet. So, into a tub of cold soapy water they went, swivelled around with a stick, rinsed them, just like those money launderers do, and hung them out to dry.

These notes are now clean after baking in the hot sun, ready to be placed into my wallet, which is getting rather thin. Bookings are still very slow compared to this time last year, but it's picking up, and I hope it stays that way!

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