Today's mystery

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We have a ceiling-mounted drying rack at home and that’s where I hang up the washing in winter. Yesterday I was taking down the dry things, then I went round with the basket, distributing clothes to their owners. And I found I was left with this mysterious pair of white leggings. They seem to be ladies’, at least the label says size 14, so they are not men’s thermal underwear. They are far too big for the girls, they would just drop off, they are not mine, obviously don’t belong to my partner, and our current lodgers know nothing about them. Our friends who came for the weekend a couple of weeks ago deny any responsibility, and they aren’t really the legging-wearing types anyway (and the wrong size). I’m stumped. I wondered whether any of us could have accidentally gathered them up from some sort of dance event, but none of us can think of anything involving any need to change into white leggings, or anyone wearing any. How can we possibly have gained somebody else’s leggings? They certainly haven’t blown into the garden from a neighbour’s washing line because as I said, they were hanging inside. I hung them up myself a couple of days ago and at the time I didn’t recognise them but thought it would all become clear later. Did someone break into our house to leave us their washing?? All rights reserved. © Text and image copyright Fleur 2025.