so let's talk about our cute friends who share the pender household with us.
victor the mouse and his family: victor lives somewhere behind the oven, no one really knows where. sometimes he comes up from behind the microwave and wonders around on the counter, sometimes he pops up from on of the burners and then disappears in the lower drawer of the oven, other times he just runs happily around the fridge. we named the mouse victor after the company which makes the mice traps. i think that recently victor proved to be a potent mouse.. yes, we suspect that victor found the love of his life and reproduced, though nobody has seen more than one mouse at a time. we tried different kinds of traps, including the violent snappy ones (made by victor ltd.), but nothing seemed to work to get rid of victor... what a resilient mouse!! argh...
flies and bugs: these species live in and around our compost bin (both inside and outside the house), blaaa... also there is an increasing number of bumble bees, mosquitos and other flying creatures in the garden slowly leaking into the house. oh well, summer's comin'.
the skunk: the other day a skunk followed me all the way to the doorstep. he totally wasn't afraid of me despite me trying to scare him away. he returned yesterday spraying our door with a terrible odour, which got into a vent and then spread around the house. if anybody has any idea how to kick out a skunk from our frontyard once and forever, please let me know. alternatively, all the east pender residents would be more than happy to give the skunk away for adoption. we sure would deliver anywhere in the lower mainland for free. :-)
