As mentioned last month, John caught a little mouse in the sink by putting a glass over him. Later we released him outside. When you can actually catch a mouse with a glass, that is probably a sign that you are over-run with them.
At the following house meeting we decided to get some live traps. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘pests’
Eight mice that no longer live here
Posted in Animals, Uncategorized, tagged mice, pests on May 10, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Signs of Spring – crocuses, the first garden edibles, and mice
Posted in Foods, Gardening, tagged Gardening, mice, pests, Spring on April 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spring has sprung here in Toronto. Along with the first crocus flowers, there are tender edibles in the backyard and burdock and Jerusalem Artichokes to dig up. There are also more mice scurrying about our kitchen, and a few black ants.
Horseradish sprouts are one of the first harvestable plants in the Spring. They are spicy [...]
Treasure from another person’s garbage. Tips and finds
Posted in Scavenging, tagged "Garbage", Clothes lines, pests, Scavenging on February 3, 2008 | 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago I wrote about how to give away stuff you don’t want anymore. The other side of that is finding free stuff. It can be fun and rewarding to go scavenging for treasure. You never know what you may come across. Currently, I stick to non-bagged residential “garbage.” Foraging for stuff behind [...]
Garbage is another person’s treasure – how to give away junk
Posted in Scavenging, tagged "Garbage", Bed bugs, pests, Scavenging on January 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I am always amazed at how easy it is to give away stuff in front of our house. Even things that I consider to be complete junk get snapped up, and I am no stranger to scavenging. Many of the items in our house were found in the trash. This is a great way to [...]
