I’ve dotted some little glass lanterns around the garden and put citronella tealight candles in them and they look as pretty as a picture. There’s a soft lemon scent around them. It’s lovely.
Inside however is a different story….
I can fully understand why citronella works so effectively as an insect repellant. The opened pack of tealight candles has utterly stunk out one of the downstairs rooms and in fact now everything smells of fly spray!!!!
Not good at all.
I love the smell of citronella, oddly enough. It reminds me of late night summer barbecues and chatting on porches.
Summer is here, yay.
Love the new banner, btw.
Dryer sheets work to repel mosquitoes! Just rub them on your skin & they smell so much better than citronella!
Hi Simone, Summer is indeed here and I’m loving it. I don’t know how it is where you live but here in the UK, people are so much friendlier once the warmer weather’s here.
Hi Alix. What are dryer sheets?
Oooh and thanks re the new banner Simone xx