tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post8211137809055224322..comments2023-04-03T00:40:11.369+10:00Comments on TakeawaySoulfood: Of Mice and MeFranceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-31486419884047827852010-06-07T14:27:03.200+10:002010-06-07T14:27:03.200+10:00The image of the mama mouse and babe is going to h...The image of the mama mouse and babe is going to haunt me...Susannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-4591452319608566862010-06-06T18:58:50.952+10:002010-06-06T18:58:50.952+10:00Five cats, Penny! I once had a psychic cat..the p...Five cats, Penny! I once had a psychic cat..the possibility of five would terrify me.<br />No one should leave the remains of their meals for the servants to clean away - and, this applies particularly to cats. Exert your power, Penny! It sounds as if they have the upper hand.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-39529582885969441812010-06-06T18:55:15.459+10:002010-06-06T18:55:15.459+10:00Relatively Retiring: Oh dear. My total commisera...Relatively Retiring: Oh dear. My total commiserations. I hear that rats are actually intelligent companions...but, one does like to choose one's friends, as a rule.<br /><br />Is there a pied piper locally?Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-15609692424852207672010-06-06T18:52:54.544+10:002010-06-06T18:52:54.544+10:00Yes, Charlie, alas. That's the shape of the w...Yes, Charlie, alas. That's the shape of the world. Not a happy outcome for those of us who don't like raw combat.<br />I liked the touch of marital humour, and hope that Martha did too.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-90713485101014407582010-06-06T18:47:30.104+10:002010-06-06T18:47:30.104+10:00It is obvious to me that a person who has both cat...It is obvious to me that a person who has both cats and dogs is a well balanced person, J....and see how they look after your interests. You are well protected by good hearts.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-4021117826532946552010-06-06T15:07:45.697+10:002010-06-06T15:07:45.697+10:00With five cats, mice don't stand a chance in t...With five cats, mice don't stand a chance in this household. The cats bring them in from the garden sometimes though and it has happened that the occasional one escapes. Then we get to make the hard decisions. <br />I have tried leaving doors open so they can get out but the mice are usually traumatised and the cats just catch them again, and then there's a mess to clear up.<br />That's so poignant about the little skeletons.Pennyhttp://penjandrum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-40555708196109509402010-06-06T05:58:42.053+10:002010-06-06T05:58:42.053+10:00And I've got RATS!And I've got RATS!Relatively Retiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648407316162715318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-10931857258898705032010-06-06T02:55:06.485+10:002010-06-06T02:55:06.485+10:00Martha is not known for her cooking skills, so cre...Martha is not known for her cooking skills, so creatures like mice and flies clamber to <i>escape</i> when the doors are opened. (A little marital humor.)<br /><br />As much as I hate to see a critter harmed, unfortunately it's necessary sometimes. Especially mice, some of which carry a deadly hantavirus here in the Arizona desert.<br /><br />Do what you must, even if it is with a heavy heart.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722567671925063706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-82719935614039787202010-06-06T01:50:39.728+10:002010-06-06T01:50:39.728+10:00Alas, I had a similar task recently. I'd alrea...Alas, I had a similar task recently. I'd already relocated one mouse to the lavender bush in the garden, a week later it (or a relative) was back. Scurrying around, under the sideboard, under the fridge, me in hot pursuit, dogs over-excited, cats supercilious.<br />In the small hours I gave up and went to bed. The next morning the mouse's entrails were neatly laid out on the doormat and the old tom cat was looking nonchlant.<br />If only one could say "You've out-stayed your welcome. Beware, here live cats"<br />Julie (aka Mouse)juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283759962211889152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-53353884542245857822010-06-05T20:09:22.406+10:002010-06-05T20:09:22.406+10:00Love and sadness, Elisabeth. The world is filled ...Love and sadness, Elisabeth. The world is filled with each.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588049222095187200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266222804770076979.post-39953481795381650922010-06-05T19:52:29.335+10:002010-06-05T19:52:29.335+10:00That's a powerful image, Frances - the dead mo...That's a powerful image, Frances - the dead momma mouse embracing her equally dead infant mouse behind the dishwasher. It reminds me of the human equivalent : the Patagonian mummies that I've seen in a glossy coffee table book somewhere. I should Google them again.<br /><br />The figures of the dead in Patagonia are draped in cloth that is falling apart. Some have embroidered collars around their necks and one man’s throat is adorned in what looks like a dog’s collar. They look as though they have been roasted in the oven and all the juices have run out of them.<br /><br />Ahh the wonderful associative power of blogging. Thanks FrancesElisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.com