I am stranded in my bedroom while a teeny little mouse runs riot downstairs.
There I was minding my own business, feasting on a plateful of serrano and salami, and worrying about little Ray on The X-Factor, when out the corner of my eye I saw a titchy witchy little field mouse run behind the book case. I swear I nearly choked.
So in a very girly fashion I put in a distress call to John from next door but one, who came running in, armed himself with Finleys light sabre and danced about on tip toe, plainly more scared than I will ever be. So I stood on the sofa crying laughing while he performed a variety of impressive ninja style antics on a piece of string that had got caught in the bottom of his jeans, and then he did a whole lot of furniture removal, emptied a bell jar full of linen, set up a makeshift trap and abandoned me to deal with the little critter all on my lonesome.
It’s not like I’m scared. I just don’t want anything uninvited crawling around under my duvet. Do mice climb stairs? Will he make a nest in my frizzy hair? Has he brought Mummy Mouse, Brother Mouse and all his friends from the mouse pub with him? Or has the little blighter run away from home and discovered the delights of my little house and the odd abandoned raisin? Will I have to set a place for him at the table??
Tell a lie. I’m not scared, I’m frightened out of my wits. I blame the christmas tree. I bet I carried the little nightmare in myself.
Housekeepers, the time has come: I need to borrow a husband. Please send a big, burly one round as soon as possible or it will have to be gin and valium to see me throught the night.
Audrey at Home If I did not adore Audrey Hepburn quite as much as I do, I do believe I would hate her in the same way I rather secretly despise those Boden wearing, immaculate, Range Rover driving, Mothers of twenty babies so common around these parts. But hey ho: I digress… In Audrey at…
All is well with the world. Yesterday I went a-hunting and a-gathering. And now I am sitting snug as a bug ready to call Santa and tell him we are ready! After battling broadband problems yesterday morning, I finally gave up on the very idea of sticking to a self-declared deadline, and decided to do…
Buy some bl**dy socks!! Or buy a washing machine that doesn’t eat them. Or wash them the sensible way: in pairs. Painting your tootsies pearly pink and then letting them poke out of holey socks is too yukky for words. And worse than even that: wearing odd socks and pretending you have better things to…
Wondering what it is? Read on. You see Housekeepers, I have committed a crime against the man I haven’t got around to marrying yet and he is not a happy sausage. He is perfectly happy for me to spend all his money, conduct a torrent affair with the seventy five year old milkman , and…
I do apologise. Yesterday passed in a haze of recovery, christmas un-decorating and some pretty frenzied de-cluttering. The tree is languishing in the garden and all the little twinkly things (bar one-I’m supersticious!) are cradled in tissue paper and packed in their heart shaped baskets. I couldn’t stand it for a minute longer… So here…
Yes indeed! The first carousel of 2011 is here and it’s merry-go-round horses are positively laden with pretties… *First up, This darling “I Am A Lady” poster I found on Tumblr, but can sadly tell you no more about. Anyways it’s here because it made me giggle, as I am currently thoroughly enjoying the giddy…
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Oh no! Just shut the bedroom door and roll up a towel and push it under the door to block any gap. At least it's not a spider – that is the very very worst thing!
Oh you poor thing. I remember when a mouse gnawed away in the kitchen wall way up high in the corner of the ceiling. I woke up one morning to find a hole the size of a quarter and wondering what it was. Well it turned out to be a field mouse and my husband made the most ingenious mouse trap. It actually caught the mouse and he let it go in the neighboring farmer’s field. He did come back a second time but I made sure he brought him to a farer field from our home. I wish I could help you and I’d send my husband over. If you like I’ll send you a pic of the trap he made which works a 100% all of the time. Maybe you can get one done by your neighbor and get them to transport the furry creature away. Annabelle ~^..^~ xo
Oh you poor thing. I remember when a mouse gnawed away in the kitchen wall way up high in the corner of the ceiling. I woke up one morning to find a hole the size of a quarter and wondering what it was. Well it turned out to be a field mouse and my husband made the most ingenious mouse trap. It actually caught the mouse and he let it go in the neighboring farmer’s field. He did come back a second time but I made sure he brought him to a farer field from our home. I wish I could help you and I’d send my husband over. If you like I’ll send you a pic of the trap he made which works a 100% all of the time. Maybe you can get one done by your neighbor and get them to transport the furry creature away. Annabelle ~^..^~ xo
My mother (a very kindly small woman) used to feed wild mice from her hand, by the fire in bygone times, so they can be quite an addition. I do have a husband who can help with the wee beggars but there is no way of knowing where he has got to by now (the mouse not my husband!)
Don't you put out mouse poison? Living in the country, surrounded by corn fields we have it out year around…it is a must here! But our cat does wonders too!
Don't you put out mouse poison? Living in the country, surrounded by corn fields we have it out year around…it is a must here! But our cat does wonders too!
A kitty is what you need to keep those critters away, especially if you truly despise them so much. If you have critters, a kitty can earn their keep for much less trouble than a husband.
A kitty is what you need to keep those critters away, especially if you truly despise them so much. If you have critters, a kitty can earn their keep for much less trouble than a husband.
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Oh no! Just shut the bedroom door and roll up a towel and push it under the door to block any gap. At least it's not a spider – that is the very very worst thing!
You can borrow my little dog if you want, she loves mousies!
At least Ray was okay, the wee soul had me in tears…. We have to vote for Ray to win, Leona gets on my nerves!!!
At least Ray was okay, the wee soul had me in tears…. We have to vote for Ray to win, Leona gets on my nerves!!!
one of these days Finley will protect you. Until then… I'm with you… eeeeeeeek!
Oh you poor thing. I remember when a mouse gnawed away in the kitchen wall way up high in the corner of the ceiling. I woke up one morning to find a hole the size of a quarter and wondering what it was. Well it turned out to be a field mouse and my husband made the most ingenious mouse trap. It actually caught the mouse and he let it go in the neighboring farmer’s field. He did come back a second time but I made sure he brought him to a farer field from our home. I wish I could help you and I’d send my husband over. If you like I’ll send you a pic of the trap he made which works a 100% all of the time. Maybe you can get one done by your neighbor and get them to transport the furry creature away.
Annabelle ~^..^~ xo
Oh you poor thing. I remember when a mouse gnawed away in the kitchen wall way up high in the corner of the ceiling. I woke up one morning to find a hole the size of a quarter and wondering what it was. Well it turned out to be a field mouse and my husband made the most ingenious mouse trap. It actually caught the mouse and he let it go in the neighboring farmer’s field. He did come back a second time but I made sure he brought him to a farer field from our home. I wish I could help you and I’d send my husband over. If you like I’ll send you a pic of the trap he made which works a 100% all of the time. Maybe you can get one done by your neighbor and get them to transport the furry creature away.
Annabelle ~^..^~ xo
Bless you! – Its not a husband you need mate, its a cat…
My mother (a very kindly small woman) used to feed wild mice from her hand, by the fire in bygone times, so they can be quite an addition.
I do have a husband who can help with the wee beggars but there is no way of knowing where he has got to by now (the mouse not my husband!)
Don't you put out mouse poison? Living in the country, surrounded by corn fields we have it out year around…it is a must here! But our cat does wonders too!
Don't you put out mouse poison? Living in the country, surrounded by corn fields we have it out year around…it is a must here! But our cat does wonders too!
Oh poor you. I would be scared too. I don't mind them outside but I just hate them in my house, eeeeeeek!
Oh poor you. I would be scared too. I don't mind them outside but I just hate them in my house, eeeeeeek!
A kitty is what you need to keep those critters away, especially if you truly despise them so much. If you have critters, a kitty can earn their keep for much less trouble than a husband.
A kitty is what you need to keep those critters away, especially if you truly despise them so much. If you have critters, a kitty can earn their keep for much less trouble than a husband.
What about mystery man Scott coming to the rescue?
What about mystery man Scott coming to the rescue?
Hello?
Are you still trapped in the bedroom?
Lynda
Alison, its Thursday and I'm beginning to believe that you are still trapped! Send out Finley with a note or something! 🙂
Alison, its Thursday and I'm beginning to believe that you are still trapped! Send out Finley with a note or something! 🙂