Oh Calach, the madman in the the U.S. is actually a truly ugly story...
Now, back to more pressing matters. Absolutely correct Mr. Lunatic, I had to think about little Kostya Tzyu 'world lightweight boxing champion' with so many knockout wins it's a bigger number than I can count to.....can't have him injured or poisoned.
So I did a rat trap shopping patrol with the little guy, and we came home with the most claggy, sticky, nasty kind of paper traps that the little uninvited rodents' feet get bogged in. I have unwrapped them and baited them with a mixture of aromatic Pakistani basmati rice and 'settle in for a good chew' Thai brown Jasmine rice, they may well be foodie rats so I pulled all stops and tried to account for all tastes. Shop guy said they get their feet stuck first then they struggle and get more stuck, then they get tired and lie down and then they're totally fucked
Let's hope it works as I am not feeling charitable, they knocked my herb containers off the pantry shelf and have been leaving evidence of their travels
on the bathroom ledge where I keep my toothbrush and such other intimate personal care items..I love monsoon season, NOT.
Now apparently we should all be bunkering in for the incoming typhoon, somehow I believe them this year and will bring my basil and rosemary indoors tomorrow when the sky darkens.
Anhui is actually quite nice, but geez we take a battering sometimes.
R and K and all the little ratties playing inside the unreachable places XXX