Hormigas!

I have ants again in the kitchen. There is no food out and the kitchen is clean but they are trying to find water and get out of the heat. I need to get some more ant traps. This morning I cut a cantaloupe and put the rind and seeds in the compost bin. The ants attacked. Fine, as long as its outside. Last year I put out traps and once before I think.

In TX there are these huge ant colonies that have taken over a large part of the state. No one can get rid of them. Seems like they were brought in on a ship.

When we lived in Vallejo, the mice would come in. We got traps and one night I heard one snap after it was baited with peanut butter. I woke Joe to go unmouse it. He wasn't happy.
In this house I had a house or two. My cats, Kitty Whiskers used to play with them. He would hold it down and bat it. I'd get it away before he brought it to me as a gift. Once my Maxie brought me a rat. I picked it up and put it in the garbage. Maxie was not happy his gift disappeared even if he did get praised. Once there was a bird on the back yard mat. I'm glad they don't eat them. Now I have some feral cats that visit. They eat everything. I put out ham, chicken, turkey,shrimp, chicken salad once I'm cleaning out the frig and it's gone.

My Lacy won't touch anything not dry or canned except an occasional bit of sliced thin turkey. She won't go out back too long because the big boys BRUTUS and co. want to attack her. I have to go out and rescue the lady while she hides in the leaves.

It's cooled down a bit. I went out to pick some lavender this morning and had to put a beach towel around my shoulders. Caro and I are going to make soap.

Time to make long beans with soy, rice vinegar and sesame oil. I had the first of the corn last night. Yum!

I went walking again last night. 2 for 2!

I got my first cantaloupe too...so sweet.

I finished my course outline and syllabus for summer school which doesn't start until 7/7.

Good. I'll need a break!