Animals and vegetables

We had a good salad last night with cucumbers, tomatoes and green pepper from the garden. One of my cucumbers was growing outside the fence so I had to rescue it before the deer got it. I watched some of the Seinfeld CD I received for my birthday. It’s the fourth season and it’s fun to see the extra bits and deleted scenes.

For the past week or so, since it’s been getting colder at night, I’ve heard a mouse or some sort of little rodent running around in our ceiling crawl space right above my head. I’ve put out live traps with no success. Now, unfortunately I need to take more drastic measures. There’s wiring up there and in the walls. I can’t have the little rodent, no matter how cute, chewing on the wires. It’s dangerous, could cause a fire. So I’m going to set out the mean vicious traps tonight and hope I get it, or them. Sometimes you do what you have to do.

More critters, I have a large spider, as big as an earring (and I like large earrings) in the window next to my right shoulder when I type. I blew on it and it came after me! I was just going to leave it there to combat the flies, which are also coming in from the cold this time of the year. But since there seems to be no flies in the house, the spider is going to go outside! I like spiders but not the aggressive ones who come after me!

I’ve been meaning to post a photo of my little dog. It’s not a great photo, as she looks a bit crabby in the picture. She doesn’t like getting her picture snapped, just like her owner. ---Well so much for the loading of the photo. Tried twice and it didn't work. I'm out of time now and don't have time to write another different post.

From my E-mail
Friendly Dog
At the veterinary clinic a middle-aged man brought in his massive Doberman pinscher to be spayed. As a veterinary assistant, one of Julie’s jobs was to escort the patients into the doctor's office.

Before taking this dog's leash, she glimpsed those large teeth and asked the owner, "Is she friendly?"

"Friendly?" said the man. "Friendly? She's had five litters! How much 'friendlier' than that can she get?"

Goldfish and the Cat
Little Nancy was in the garden filling in a hole when her neighbor peered over the fence. Interested in what the tear-streaked youngster was doing, he politely asked, "What are you up to there, Nancy?"

"My goldfish died," replied Nancy tearfully, without looking up, "and I've just buried him."

The neighbor was concerned, "That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish isn't it?"

Nancy patted down the last heap of earth then replied, "That's because he's inside your stupid cat!"

The Morning Paper
Nathan asked his wife if she had seen this morning's paper. She said, "Yes, I wrapped the garbage in it--just the local news section, though."

Nathan said, "But...but...I haven't seen it yet!"

She replied, "Oh, you didn't miss much. Just some egg shells, coffee grounds and a few orange peels."

Hope your news is better today, have a good one!