Jackie Garwood's Profile

My house has a dugout and so over the years I have had some mouse issues. First I tried trapping but I can't deal with killing anything so when it was very bad I would go away on holiday and get someone else to deal with it while I was gone.

Then I tried Rucy's approach and negotiated. I told them outloud that if they stayed in the dugout and I never had to see any evidence of them we could live in peace. That has worked quite well.

The last year I've had a mouse or two coming upstairs into my living space and the cat has gone after it. Unfortunately so has the dog and then the dog and cat start fighting over the mouse and the mouse escapes.

I think the negotiating has worked best. It works with wasps too. I have a wasp nest in my shed or under my deck on occasion. I like to have breakfast outside and if a wasp comes, I put a little dab of jam on the table across from me and say - that's for you stay away from me. And they do. However, I had someone house sitting who saw them as the enemy and got all freaked and my dog got stung and they were riled up for a while. Why can't we all just get along.

Love the rug too. where is that from?

I know in a duvet store a women showed me one that had buttons but I've never been able to find one since. I never knew about ties and I didn't look. But my duvet doesn't have anything that you would tie them too.

I'm taking it off to wash tomorrow and I'll thoroughly inspect the inner corners and if nothing, thanks for the safety pin idea. And thanks for the link to you tube.

I hate duvet covers. My duvet slides around in them and bunches up at the end. It's like wrestling with the giant BLOB. And I always lose.

Maybe I'm doing it wrong.

But I want one - the second one to be precise. Or #3 or #5. They are beautiful

I am packing and getting ready for a cross-country move but my packing is complicated by the need to sell my house in the meantime. But until I get the final word from work that I actually can transfer I can't actually sell. My house is all ready to sell but I can't pull the switch. So I have a storage place and have packed up the stuff I want to take - books, clothes etc. I'm going to try to sell everything along with the house -all the furniture.

But I need the house to look nice while I'm selling it and don't want boxes all around.
So right now I'm bogged down trying to get rid of clutter and be brutal while letting the house look like you can live in it. And my storage compartment has now reached full capacity.

Arrrrgh. Getting the house appraised tomorrow. I really want to sell it in about two weeks.

And to make it worse, I've just had all the final touches done - new flooring i nthe office, all new baseboards - all done for the first time since I moved there 18 years ago and now I'm going to sell it. :(

Love it. It makes me think I'm being to extravagant in my search for a new apartment. And from a feng shui point of view, that mirror over the sink is perfect.

I also want to know which table is that? Is it the raw edge table? in brown or tung oil?

OMG shades of my home crafting history - the recycled toilet paper rolls. Now we'll be hearing about how to crochet cute little toilet paper covers. LOL

On a more serious note, depending on the paper used, it is a good idea.

I find that I have cords etc all over. I just got a new smartphone and ereader at the same time and made labels using my label maker to attach to the cord so even if not in the baggie (great idea) I know which cord belongs with what.

Thanks Jukesgrrl, so glad to hear that. My plan will work and I hope it looks great paired with eames style fiberglass chairs. In my head it does.

I figure those spools are just a prop to brand the work and connect it to the blog where big spools are part of the heading picture. If so, great branding idea!