[Babalou]

Well I won't creep you out with my ordeal with rodents in my house couple years back.

Nature is great but it also is not.

:sm24: :sm24:

 

[tamarque]

Yes, they are called "rat tu***" and not good for anything!

Sorry, could not resist. :sm23:

A good giggle--thanx

 

[Babalou]

And then, she has this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95865201/jacobean-square-lace-knitting-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_9 I would love to have this but I KNOW I'll not get to it in this lifetime!

Her patterns are amazing!

 

[tamarque]

So sorry about your veggies. Earlier my carrots were getting eaten by bugs before I could even get to them. Joe put down some organic bug repellant and they managed to pull through. It does cost more, but it is natural and for me that is good! Maybe you could find something (beside a big mean tom cat) to get rid of the rats. Yuck. I did have a cat at one time that seemed to enjoy going after rats. He would scour the farm and usually end up with one at least once a week. Good boy!

I keep looking--daily. I do think Karen was onto something about the cats. Wish my neighbor's cat came to forage. He only seems to want company and maybe seeing my cats spirit which is still hanging around. Maybe I need to talk to him and invite him to forage.

 

[Babalou]

It has been fascinating seeing your pictures, Barbara.

Thank you, Julie and Pam.

 

[Babalou]

Barbara--am really loving your pictures of Hawaii. They are so much more personal and real than some of the professional ones in magazines.

Thank you so much, Tanya. I'll be sure to pass your comment along to the photographer!

Glad you are getting the work done on your house.

 

[Babalou]

Barbara, those are lovely pictures! Thank you!

Thank you, JanetLee!

 

[tamarque]

Thank you so much, Tanya. I'll be sure to pass your comment along to the photographer!

Glad you are getting the work done on your house.

Thanx. It feels good and is long overdue.

 

[sisu]

Happy Anniversary DFL. Hope you had a nice celebration with Prince Charming.

Great sock Chris! Love the heel.

Barbara, that is so interesting how those peppers are so popular where you live. I bet they do smell wonderful when roasted like that.
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[sisu]

Thanks again for more beautiful pictures of Hawaii Barbara. It really does bring back good memories of our trip.

JanetLee so sorry to hear about your terrible loss. So glad you now have a wonderful relationship and grand nieces and nephews to enjoy.

Tricia, your cowl turned out lovely and your model is trying her best to please.

Thanks Melanie for the kudos for my husband. He was in great shape then- it was 10 years ago. He did 4 of them, but Hawaii was really special.

Oh no Tanya. What a shame about the damage in your garden. And to find out it is a rat! Never saw that before! You are right - the garden is always a challenge!
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[sisu]

Wow Linda, your finished First Gift Shawl is stunning. It turned out to have such great coverage and looks super the way you are wearing it. Bet it feels great on. Very lovely color too. I have a looong way to go on mine, but this is very inspiring!

 

[sisu]

More beautiful pictures Barbara. You really did get around to lots of places on the island. I think I have a picture of me somewhere with the statue of King Kamehameha in Hawi. I will see if I can dig it up to share.

 

[tamarque]

Wow Linda, your finished First Gift Shawl is stunning. It turned out to have such great coverage and looks super the way you are wearing it. Bet it feels great on. Very lovely color too. I have a looong way to go on mine, but this is very inspiring!

Is this the actual name of Linda's shawl? Cannot seem to find anything when I look online.

 

[run4fittness]

I keep looking--daily. I do think Karen was onto something about the cats. Wish my neighbor's cat came to forage. He only seems to want company and maybe seeing my cats spirit which is still hanging around. Maybe I need to talk to him and invite him to forage.

Would you like some of the strays folks keep dropping off here? Just because we are on the edge of forever does not mean folks can drop off their fur babies. I have lost track of how many I have trapped and taken in. I just hope they don't go back to the folks that dropped them to start with, especially the ones with chips.

 

[Ronie]

And then, she has this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95865201/jacobean-square-lace-knitting-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_9 I would love to have this but I KNOW I'll not get to it in this lifetime!

That is stunning!!! I'd love to have the patience to do something like this..

 

[Ronie]

Linda that is beautiful!!! you did such a good job with it... I'm glad it was a joy to knit.. I love it when I find a project like that!!!

 

[Ronie]

Actually a house cat will do nothing for the rat population.. at least not the rats we have around here... they can grow as large as a small cat.. they do keep the shrews and field mice down though... A rat is a vicious animal and will hurt the cat.. most cats don't want the fight..

 

[triciad19]

Is this the actual name of Linda's shawl? Cannot seem to find anything when I look online.

I think this it. One of Elizabeth's designs http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/first-gift-mkal
It was a MKAL.

 

[Bonnie7591]

I just had some copper wire that I saved to do 'Something' with.. I just couldn't toss them... so I made a chain with them and put it around the plant as close to it as possible.. and for us it worked.. some say it is useless.. I think it is one of those ideas that will work sometimes and not so much other times.. I also think penny's would work. Make sure they are touching each other at all times and it creates a feeling of being shocked to them and they leave your things alone.. I have never seen a slug eat the middle of a tomato before. are sure it wasn't a tomato worm? they have a spike on top of their heads. I just pick them off and step on them..

I always ripened the end of harvest tomatoes in a box. I would put a layer (maybe 2 sheets ) of news paper between them and then again on top of them. I put them in a dry cool spot and would eat tomatoes most of the winter. They seemed to ripen as fast as we could eat them so very few if any spoiled.

I have grown a variety if tomatoes called Long Keeper, they ripen very slowly & I had them in my cold room until Feb. they aren't as tasty as regular ones but much better than the cardboard things that pass for store bought tomatoes in winter.

Lee Valley sells a couple of kinds of copper to deter slugs
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=51241&cat=2,51555,51241

http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?p=58897&cat=2,51555

I'm not sure how much it helps once they are in your garden, if you could out it around th outside before the slimy little buggers get in it might be worthwhile

 

[Bonnie7591]

And then, she has this: https://www.etsy.com/listing/95865201/jacobean-square-lace-knitting-pattern?ref=shop_home_active_9 I would love to have this but I KNOW I'll not get to it in this lifetime!

Both patterns are very pretty but $13 is pretty pricy for a pattern