Last night, Julie went into the pantry to get a snack. She found a pound and a half of sliced deli turkey breast that had gotten lost on the path from the supermarket to the car to the refrigerator.

This explains the unpleasant smell and flies that had been lingering inexplicably in the kitchen for weeks.

Many “ews” were said that night, and the turkey found its way out of the house and into the trash bin. Fortunately, trash pick-up was this morning.

As a pleasant surprise, the smell and flies were gone almost immediately.