Just finishing up Ian McEwan's book Atonement - only 20 pages to go and I need to pause and put the book down because in only a few minutes it will be over and I'll miss this book. Funny how some books are so good you must stay up all night to finish them, others are good in another way - you want them to last - to dissolve slowly on your mental tongue.
Today was glorious -- sunshine, sweet spring air, birds chittering and singing -- buds everywhere. I'm ready now for sun and fun - not that I don't have fun in the winter, but most of it is indoors. I'm ready for outside fun.
And hot dogs. I'm ready for hot dogs, the ultimate treat, crispy-skinned, grill lines, toasted rolls and a slathering of mustard and I'm in heaven. Hummels with natural casings is the way to go and please do not tell me what's in them or on them, I just want to eat them with my ignorance unsullied.
My only worries right now are when the ants will descend. They come every April and flock to the counter by my kitchen sink -- a counter that has no food on it or near it. I then have to wage war, attempting to use natural deanters like bay leaves and red pepper, but I'm not above using a can of Raid if need be.
Finbar's digging spring because a big fat khaki colored moth has kept him in ecstasy for hours. I never knew a moth could be so strong or Finbar to be so gentle - either way the moth has been the best play toy Finbar's ever had and last I looked the moth seemed fairly unfazed -- perhaps a limp and maybe not able to fly too high, but alive and kicking (one leg.)
Ok, I'm ready now to finish the book. Hope the weather's good tomorrow!
Today was glorious -- sunshine, sweet spring air, birds chittering and singing -- buds everywhere. I'm ready now for sun and fun - not that I don't have fun in the winter, but most of it is indoors. I'm ready for outside fun.
And hot dogs. I'm ready for hot dogs, the ultimate treat, crispy-skinned, grill lines, toasted rolls and a slathering of mustard and I'm in heaven. Hummels with natural casings is the way to go and please do not tell me what's in them or on them, I just want to eat them with my ignorance unsullied.
My only worries right now are when the ants will descend. They come every April and flock to the counter by my kitchen sink -- a counter that has no food on it or near it. I then have to wage war, attempting to use natural deanters like bay leaves and red pepper, but I'm not above using a can of Raid if need be.
Finbar's digging spring because a big fat khaki colored moth has kept him in ecstasy for hours. I never knew a moth could be so strong or Finbar to be so gentle - either way the moth has been the best play toy Finbar's ever had and last I looked the moth seemed fairly unfazed -- perhaps a limp and maybe not able to fly too high, but alive and kicking (one leg.)
Ok, I'm ready now to finish the book. Hope the weather's good tomorrow!
posted by mary bishop | 9:27 PM
3 Comments:
Ants are EVIL! :)
Here is my suggestion - Orange guard. You can get it in most organic places (like whole foods etc.)
Spray it ALLLLL along the window area - the sill etc, Orange oil is a natural insecticide - so safe for the kitty/doggy contingent - and it works as a nice preventative - also works well to KILL them... :) Mom uses it every year to keep the carpenter aunts out of her bathroom. :)
and yes - it was LOVELY yesterday - if the dogs would have stopped having loud conversations with the neighbor dogs - i'd have left them out longer. :)
I wish our spring was here. We are still flirting with flurries. :(
Enjoy!
Ilanna, I heard about Orange guard, but now that you give your Ilanna seal of approval I'm definitely going to buy it. More nice weather today in CT!!!
Wenig, sorry your spring hasn't sprung -- flurries? Geebus, I'm not sure flurries in April would make me happy, but we once had a huge snowstorm on April 8th.
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