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[tvordlj]

And .... breathe.
Ok yes things have settled down.
I'm going to try to get to the rental office again today after work. We'll see how cooperative the busses are.
I have to have a follow up ultrasound on my lady bits on Wednesday. Middle of the day. always inconvenient.
Long weekend this weekend, Thanksgiving. EDO next Friday.

There was a note under the door that the building people want to come in today to do pest control (there has been issues with mice for months, a year really or more) so i'm supposed to move things away from the walls, radiator and from under the sinks. And where they think i have room to put all this i don't know. I did shift things in my kitchen, and moved some things from under the immediate area under the sink and under the bathroom sink. I pulled the ironing board out a bit from the wall in the bedroom away from the radiator but there's just no way i can do the rest nor move the fridge and stove. They'll have to do it themselves or not at all. I mainly have the mouse appear in the kitchen though it's been awhile since i've seen it. I've no doubt it's still lurking. I try to block all the possible entry points and i caught the little bastard running along the back of the countertop once. I have no idea how it got up there unless it's climbing up the back of the fridge so i've tried blocking the space between the fridge and the counter top. They can squeeze through some pretty small spaces so I don't know if it worked but i think it has mostly.

There was never a problem until the trucks dug up the landscaping when they were building all the new balconies and destroyed their habitats. I wonder if you can get a room freshener spray that smells like eau de cat so they think there's a kitty in residence. Not Eau de cat pee obviously, just cat. I wonder if a plush cat would work like a scarecrow? Probably not :)))

And catching up on more books read

84. Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
A young woman suffering depression and an obsession with a poet is invited to stay with the poet, his wife and daughter and another couple on holiday in a villa in France.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/419331283

85.   The Raven's Seal by Andrei Baltakmens
An 18th century mystery where a man duels with his long time enemy. Nobody is killed but the enemy turns up dead the next day and the other man is convicted. His friends work over several years to find evidence to free him while he tries to survive in the gloomy Bellstrom Gaol. Wonderfully written!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/416982805

86. The Lighthouse - Alison Moore
A recently divorced man on a walking holiday in Germany mulls over his life and mother-abandonment. A misunderstanding causes a chain of events at the B&B where he starts and ends though he is completely unaware. We have his story and memories and some of the story of the owners of the B&B. Not bad.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/419331471


87. The House of Velvet and Glass - Katherine Howe
Three timelines, the night the Titanic goes down, the surviving family from 3 years later onwards, and the father of the family when eh was a teenage sailor in the mid 19th century. Scrying, foretelling, opium dens, romance. Pretty good book.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/412916657

88. The Red House - Mark Haddon
Two families on a vacation in a cottage in Wales, linked by a middle age long estranged brother and sister recently reunited over their mother's death. Everyone has issues, personality clashes, teenagers with typical teenage problems. We get everyone's point of view in a stream on consciousness, very hard to follow because you don't always know who's talking or what the heck they're talking about. not really enjoyable though parts of the story are good if you can figure it out.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/386022437

Comments

[lola-is-naughty.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he'd go if there was smell of cat litter and a cat in your apartment.

We have a hunter, Ginger. If we had mice, we'd know for sure. She'd kill them and leave them outside our doors like she does her toys. She's cute, adorable and loves to cuddle. I'd loan her to you for a few days if you lived closer. She'd have it killed in a couple of hours, tops.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

They've been and i see a new trap beside the fridge and under the sink.

[john beresford (from livejournal.com)]

Might be worth trying Feliway as a quick fix. It's supposed to mimic cat's natural scent markings (and therefore - its main job - make them feel secure, less stressed, and less likely to indulge in, ahem, antisocial behaviour), so I'm guessing it must smell of cat, or contain pheromones, which might frighten the little buggers off?

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Hmmm I must have a look around for it! Thanks!