Mice friends and rain reports

The pantry...

Another adventure. JB found one of his special fibre granola bars had a hole in one end. There were crumbs. He didn't look too much further, but threw it out, just in case. Later, I was in the pantry, and pulled out the can that contains our crackers for snackies. Behind the can: mice poo. Sigh.



We have a lot of deer mice. They do tend to get into the attic, then they come into the house looking for food. I usually pop them outside. A story on The Weather Network says they are looking to get cool in this hot weather, as much as they are looking for food. Also, they are looking for water. We have a bird bath and a water fountain. I don't think that is the case here. Nor is construction moving them, as in the city of Ottawa.

Now, there is a large hole in the floor, with a tri-colour rubber ball down there. I don't know. Don't ask! The hole was meant (I think) for the phone line that used to come in. The old owners had a phone line. They took it out before they moved. There used to be a stackable washer/dryer here, as well, with all the plumbing for it. Now, it is just a pantry.


It's a clean pantry. I purged, and cleaned the shelves. THREE cats! :-)

I'm not the only one...

More mice scurry into Ottawa homes for relief from a hot, dry summer ...

Mon., July 23 - The invasion of mice into people's homes usually happens later in the year -- not in the middle of July.

On the rain front: we had 31 mm Wednesday. The goldfish pond is about to overflow. It is lovely.

The canal is flooding its banks, in Ottawa.

@CBCOttawa @ottawacity @Ottawa_Traffic flooding this morning on Fitzgerald Rd in Bells Corners. pic.twitter.com/UbX0H5VWqk

— james pulfer (@j_pulfer) July 25, 2018

Poor Daisy has another eye infection. Thankfully we still have the ointment to put in her eyes. She is looking better. I just have to remember the 'twice a day.'
She spent the entire day, with 31 mm of rain, on the back deck. We've had the air conditioner on, it's been so hot.

There was a video everyone with any heart for refugees should watch. Or anyone who wants confirmation that there is hope for the future and humanity. I taught students who fled that country.
Watch the incredible moment a Swedish student stopped the deportation of an asylum seeker to Afghanistan.

Swedish activist Elin Ersson

Swedish activist Elin Ersson refused to sit down on a plane in order to keep an Afghan man from being deported.

Her live video of the incident went viral, sparking a massive debate - on board and online.#DWStories pic.twitter.com/GXzk5B75qv

— dwnews (@dwnews) July 25, 2018