Mundane News

[mybike]

Bright and blustery here, and rather nippy.

I have spent the morning writing all my Xmas cards - they'll hit the post tomorrow as I have to go past the Post Office on my way to do my CP volunteering.

Neither Poppy nor Lexi have ventured outside, and I have caught another mouse in the garage.

Shouldn't it be the cats catching mice?

P.S. I can highly recommend peanut butter as a trap bait.

Along with chocolate spread. I had some young field mice for a while, amazing characters.

Nope. They're not allowed in the garage on account of all the things in there that aren't cat-friendly.

Do they allow you to do that?

 

[Maverick Goose]

I bet it is now . Wet here so watching Blue Planet.

It definitely is now as well!

 

[mybike]

Dry here but very dull so need desklamp. Black bin has been emptied.

 

[slowmotion]

Treat their presence seriously (you seem to be anyway).
We had a mouse under the kitchen cupboards....trap laid, got him...then 16 more over the next few days

They laid siege to us about ten years ago. The tally was
slowmotion: 9
mice: 0
before they upped sticks and left us in peace.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Or just remove the pins from the hinges. We're talking bicycles here, access is an emergency matter.

Maybe I need a glass case with an axe in it, mounted outside the utility room, with the words "In case of emergency"

 

[Reynard]

That's my CP volunteering done. And went to the post office on the way home.

It is raining here, and very blustery. Cats are tucked up in their respective beds.

 

[Reynard]

I have just purchased next year's calendar: Warning - contains motorsport images

It's a good job I have a GCSE grade 1 in German so I know which month is which

Ah, that's nice... Late 70s / early 80s BMW touring cars.

 

[Reynard]

Shouldn't it be the cats catching mice?

Theoretically.

Along with chocolate spread. I had some young field mice for a while, amazing characters.

These are wood mice. Cute wee things, really...

Do they allow you to do that?

Well, let's face it, cats and things like oil, two stroke fuel, antifreeze and tools aren't that good a combination. I just don't trust the girls to keep away from such stuff.

 

[PeteXXX]

Why hasn't 'my' hedgehog hibernated yet? 🦔
🤔

 

[Illaveago]

Why hasn't 'my' hedgehog hibernated yet? 🦔
🤔

Not cold enough yet ? Still foraging ?

 

[Illaveago]

Well I've washed my car ! The wind blew the suds away, and what was left on the car is now being washed off by the rain .

I'm shattered now !

I can remember a time when cars were a lot smaller .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Success. Two new keys cut based on broken one, and I have regained access to the utility room and bikes.

 

[PeteXXX]

Not cold enough yet ? Still foraging ?

We've had several sub zero nights here, so I thought that would get them into the mood for a big kip.

 

[Reynard]

Right, that's firewood brought in, the mousetraps re-set in the garage and just grabbing a bit of a sit down before making the dough for a large batch of speculoos.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Right, that's firewood brought in, the mousetraps re-set in the garage and just grabbing a bit of a sit down before making the dough for a large batch of speculoos.

Isn't speculoos spoken as a Harry Potter spell. He does it when he needs new glasses.