Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Its Like Hunting Vampires

Picture hunting for vampires...holy water, crosses, strands of huge garlic.
Only with Bay Leaves and Spearmint gum.

I am under siege!!! I have been overtaken by these stupid Indian Moths.
Apparently they come in on dry goods like cereal or grains. I have been seeing them for a while now and have tried all I can think of to get rid of them.
I have read up on the internet.
I have thrown away all the food in my cupboards which makes entertaining house guests quite interesting. All the food I do have now lives in my fridge.

After speaking with a friend I have purchased cases of bay leaves and spearmint gum, both of which are supposed to deter them.
I have a hunch they are coming up through the basement but I have yet to prove it.

Until tonight I happened to see one in the hall...I caught it which my ninja like reflexes...and somehow lost it between the hall and the bathroom. But anyway, I went back into the hall to day my 30x or more daily scan of every nick or blemish in the interior of my apartment. I am a little obsessive....

Where crouching down to examine a nick in the baseboard I see two baby moths in the heating grate.

So now do I not only have a bay leaf shoved in every 20 cm space in my apartment...spearment gum jammed in the left hand corner of every drawer of my kitchen even bedroom dresser ....all my heating vents look like this...


So please don't envy me as I make my pathetic patrols around the apartment.
No wonder no one comes to visit.

Monday, June 22, 2009

Pictures from England





Updated Apartment Pictures




So after listening to many of you tell me that I have neglected my blog I am finally sitting down to update. That being the case these posts will be completely out of order and most likely backwards. But at least I am blogging.
Here are some updated pictures of the apartment that none of you have come to see for yourself. Yes, that was a dig and also an open invite.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Cole's 40th Birthday


Last Friday Nicole threw her self what I dubbed her 40th Wedding. It was in Dover at Ray and Maria's home, which is really beautiful. Nicole was gracious enough to include all her closest friends who were turning 40 this year in on the celebration. Great food, amazing company and a lovely excuse to get all dressed up.