Today I apologised to a washing machine!

We arrived back from Frogknot about 3.00 ish today and I wasted no time in putting a load of washing in the machine.Wendi and Geoff were coming over for a barbecue later so we set about tidying out the pergola which has been doubling up as Will's potting shed.He tidied away all his compost and mulch and I swept it out and then got a damp cloth to wipe the table and benches down.The table and benches were quite dirty so I nipped back in to rinse the cloth and absent-mindedly lifted the lid on the washer.It beeped loudly at me in alarm!"Oh, sorry!" I said.Doh!