I've used a combo of cat hair and moth balls in a mesh bag. Works pretty well. I used cheap-ass moth balls from the dollar store and just combed the cats, so it's inexpensive too.
I am totally going to try this.
I might be starting to feeling sorry for the squirrel and wonder if it didn't mean to be on my balcony and can't get out. It's not big. But I still don't want it living in my storage. It can live in the corner and stop taunting the cat.
If you are still going to be up anyway and busy tomorrow, dye tonight.
Done. Well, started, anyway.
I'm having a serious love-on for my beleaguered city after the marathon. It really has so much potential and heart. We've got a lot of shit going on, but we're also 'house' proud. Ask us to show you B'more, we'll come out blindingly old-timey-friendly. Just the day-to-day falters.
I mean, I saw one of the guys I have pretty strong suspicions is a local dealer cheering runners on.
Right next to the little old ladies from the assisted living apartments with their electric chairs and walkers. Next to the old school white blue collar guy (with a classic B'more accent) with a mixed-race daughter. Next to us upstart quasi-gentrifying types. And then the random french dude. In front of the Y.
I've been noticing that it's Squirrel Squashing Season around here -- lots of little grey corpses on the roadside, as this year's crop of newly adult squirrels attempt to find new territories.
Loki totally chased after a squirrel today when I was bringing in the groceries. He only got 3 ft up the tree, though. And man, that squirrel was PISSED. Even after I put Lokes inside, the thing yelled at me the whole time.
Around here, it's rats. Not good when I spot then after twilight. But the folks who left trash out are gone, so while they are THERE, they won't be an infestation. Just gross.
re: squirrel repellent
Hubby suggests Zoo-doo, ie, manure from your local zoo. Apparently carnivore manure will keep out all herbivores. I suppose even an urban-esque deer can recognize the smell of something very large and meat-eating.
The problem with any smell repellent is that the squirrel or deer figures out fairly quickly that the scary smell is not accompanied by any actually scary thing.
I should do some work, but I mostly want to play Batman: Arkham Asylum.
Slept in and forgot about going to the farmers market this morning--oh, well. Did finally get my ass into the shower and out the door mid-afternoon. Went to Kohl's and got a scarf and gloves for the winter (cute soft multicolor long scarf and warm purple gloves with a longish cuff), a baking sheet (the only one I had was flat with no lip, and I'm going to be making chicken cordon bleu with toasted crumbs, so I needed one with edges), and two pillows for my couch, since the ones that came with it were fraying badly with the stuffing showing through on the edges. The new ones are a burgundy one with golden brown circles on it and one with small multi-color squares all over it--both really cute and on sale.
I still have to dye my hair for tomorrow's book signing with Amy and other Chicagoistas.
Honey crisps appeared here 3 weeks ago. I just got some for the 'rents (they are 50 cents more per lb.)
Dye done. And holy hell, I am fried. Liberally applying aloe and lidocaine. It just keeps getting worse.
