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Jul. 8th, 2024 10:48 pmTree rats 3: humans 0
It did not take them long to figure out how to ride the bucking slinky.
Beast has put a baffle on, about half-way up the pole, which seems to be throwing them a bit, but not enough to stop them entirely. I did see one leap onto the slinky and be hurled sideways in startlement, but it does not appear to be a thorough deterrent. Sigh. I foresee we are going to have to give up the War by purchasing a squirrel-proof food dispenser, which feels like cheating. I wish to DEFEAT them, not get someone else to do it for me!
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I got **drenched** on Saturday, walking back from the hairdresser. I had a quite long plastic coat, with hood, but everything from mid-thigh was sodden when I got to the fish and chip shop (where Beast had just put in an order). Sat and dripped while they cooked the cod. Had to get changed completely before eating it! (Uh, at home.)
Yesterday I was happily indoors when the heavens opened to disgorge hail, and emitted lightning and thunder. My poor plants. I had to rescue a few of them from drowning, as I'd stationed them in a large bowl. Which Sable has since been using as a drinking water dish, though I don't think the fresh rainwater is entirely to her taste. Not enough rotting leaves in it. Cats are strange.
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Having had considerable success with keffir making, I am branching off into kombucha. There's a rose-and-green-tea one in progress, and I'm just about to put the new scoby into another one. Which may not be entirely happy as the teabags were vanilla chai, but I can only experiment. I like kombucha, but it costs an awful lot per glas when bought in bottlefuls, so this seems a worthwhile experiment. And after that, I can ready Of Cabbages and Kimchi, wot my Boy gave me for my birthday, and see about producing some kimchi. All the Ks.
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tielan
What was the first piece of furniture you bought?
Hmm. Beast actually had a house before we were married, and thus had dining table and chairs and an elderly but comfortable sofa, all second hand. It may have been a decent sized bed, or it may have been the handsome Swedish teak sideboard. Can't remember for sure.
What proportion of your meals do you cook?
I cook/prepare about 95%, I should think. The rest, we get delivered or eat out. Beast *can* cook, but he doesn't particularly enjoy it and generally needs a recipe and lots of advance planning, which I don't.
Favourite chore?
Cooking! At least, I quite enjoy cooking, which is why it is my job and not Beast's job. I also maintain the flow of groceries. He fills the dishwasher, and is responsible also for making it run and for emptying it again.
Least favourite chore?
Well, I offloaded those.... my husband is a rare and precious Beast, who vacuums and cleans toilets. I do the ironing, less frequent but it usually takes a while, as it accumulates. And most of the things to be ironed are mine.
Most precious thing one of your pets has destroyed?
I don't think I can remember anything. The cats have been fairly well behaved in that respect. We did find tooth-marks in the butter once....
It did not take them long to figure out how to ride the bucking slinky.
Beast has put a baffle on, about half-way up the pole, which seems to be throwing them a bit, but not enough to stop them entirely. I did see one leap onto the slinky and be hurled sideways in startlement, but it does not appear to be a thorough deterrent. Sigh. I foresee we are going to have to give up the War by purchasing a squirrel-proof food dispenser, which feels like cheating. I wish to DEFEAT them, not get someone else to do it for me!
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I got **drenched** on Saturday, walking back from the hairdresser. I had a quite long plastic coat, with hood, but everything from mid-thigh was sodden when I got to the fish and chip shop (where Beast had just put in an order). Sat and dripped while they cooked the cod. Had to get changed completely before eating it! (Uh, at home.)
Yesterday I was happily indoors when the heavens opened to disgorge hail, and emitted lightning and thunder. My poor plants. I had to rescue a few of them from drowning, as I'd stationed them in a large bowl. Which Sable has since been using as a drinking water dish, though I don't think the fresh rainwater is entirely to her taste. Not enough rotting leaves in it. Cats are strange.
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Having had considerable success with keffir making, I am branching off into kombucha. There's a rose-and-green-tea one in progress, and I'm just about to put the new scoby into another one. Which may not be entirely happy as the teabags were vanilla chai, but I can only experiment. I like kombucha, but it costs an awful lot per glas when bought in bottlefuls, so this seems a worthwhile experiment. And after that, I can ready Of Cabbages and Kimchi, wot my Boy gave me for my birthday, and see about producing some kimchi. All the Ks.
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tielanWhat was the first piece of furniture you bought?
Hmm. Beast actually had a house before we were married, and thus had dining table and chairs and an elderly but comfortable sofa, all second hand. It may have been a decent sized bed, or it may have been the handsome Swedish teak sideboard. Can't remember for sure.
What proportion of your meals do you cook?
I cook/prepare about 95%, I should think. The rest, we get delivered or eat out. Beast *can* cook, but he doesn't particularly enjoy it and generally needs a recipe and lots of advance planning, which I don't.
Favourite chore?
Cooking! At least, I quite enjoy cooking, which is why it is my job and not Beast's job. I also maintain the flow of groceries. He fills the dishwasher, and is responsible also for making it run and for emptying it again.
Least favourite chore?
Well, I offloaded those.... my husband is a rare and precious Beast, who vacuums and cleans toilets. I do the ironing, less frequent but it usually takes a while, as it accumulates. And most of the things to be ironed are mine.
Most precious thing one of your pets has destroyed?
I don't think I can remember anything. The cats have been fairly well behaved in that respect. We did find tooth-marks in the butter once....