Ev vs the Insects - Episode IV

We had encountered a spell of cool weather in Alice Springs, which meant that the insect population had taken its own holiday elsewhere. Not to be deterred, Ev emerged triumphantly from a shopping trip to Coles where Baygon Insect Spray was on special at one-third of the price. Said Baygon was added to our 1400 litres of Citronella oil, 12 dozen citronella candles, numerous Mortein plug-in Ozzie zappers, fly swats, as well as arming children with fly guns, and an oil lamp (purchased on the journey because it was established that one could burn citronella oil in it.) Not to be deterred at all, Ev has since purchased two new hats with insect nets which cover one's face to add to the fly net which has journeyed with us from Melbourne. Pity the poor first fly to appear through the door!