Official Squatch Watchers

[Chickassan]

Winter critters lol! I know how stuff gets in during the summer i just have the screen door closed usually and it does have some issues "It's older than i am lol" but the winter critters have me stumped. I've got the stinkbugs and I'm thinking there's either a mouse or a chipmunk in the ductwork. I'm not going to gripe too much it could be much worse. I do hate wasting good coffee though, that makes me sad.

I think ours get in the eaves because those workers still have not closed it up. We have no real attic, just a tin roof and inside a wooden ceiling and insulation between. But there is a space up in the ceiling above my room in the loft. Some critters are in there!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I bought an all metal rat trap for hubby, hoping it will catch whatever it is.

 

[staceyj]

I've been hearing this odd noise in my wall in the kitchen and now I'm wondering if it's a deathwatch beetle. I have never heard of them til tonight so I looked up a video on You Tube and that's kind of what it sounds like. At first I thought it was water dripping inside the wall but it doesn't coincide with rain. Hmmmmm

At least in my opinion I'd rather be invaded by a furred creature than insects.

 

[Molpet]

I had a tick in bed w/me the other night I will take a stink bug any day

 

[CapricornFarm]

Oh no, at least bugs don't chew through electric wires!

 

[Sassysouth]

Can someone send me some sugar cookies? Or pecan sandies?! I want a little something sweet...

I just made peanut butter fudge and raspberry thumbprint cookies.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Not sure. Pro: they don't have to pull comb, Con: you don't get any comb. Con: Opening and closing can injure bees and bring unwanted parts into honey. Most folks filter honey anyway. Con: Filling jars in the bee yard invites unwanted visitors and robbers. Con: It's very expensive. Pro:but it is neat.

ETA: Bees have to consume 8 pounds of honey to make 1 pound of wax.

Bee keeper friend of mine said it would never work... But keeping bees in the north isn't easy as is.

 

[Sassysouth]

Here ya go SmuvView attachment 1215046

Delicious!! So pretty!!! I always want to do those, but never do. When I have tried before I think I always end up using a crappy recipe.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I used to make them with my kids. I take an egg yolk and put food color in and let them paint them, then dust sugar on. I used to make dog cookies too.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Ooo... look at the festive candy canes to the upper left of our avatar pics!

I have 2 more babies!!!! This has been a long, drawn out hatch.