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I get the feeling that David's home is a wonderfully calm and relaxed haven (it certainly gets my vote!). I get that 'small' refers to the size of the rooms but in my mind, I'm thinking, "Wow! Two bedrooms!".

I've gotta say, I have always, ALWAYS wanted one of those mailboxes!!!

PegsterC, StayAtHomeSci The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this was, "Wow! Cats would think that they'd died and gone to kitty heaven, if their owners brought that home!" I'd want to sharpen my claws on it and I'm human...

Back for more and just read the directions for Shelterness' votives. I actually have some clear candle glasses leftover after the candles were used up and I've been loathed to put them in the recycling. I have everything to hand except for the glitter and actually, I don't have to stick with white, or a solid colour...I could really have some fun with my paints!!!

Heavens, Sam I Am! Having just read your comment, I'm a bit nervous about posting mine! :D Here goes...

I'm not a Kindle user or have any other e-reader although, I can read some online books on my little mobile - currently reading Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, courtesy of a wonderful, free library, www.gutenberg.org ... sorry, I've meandered off topic a bit!

Ah yes, don't know if these are available in the US, Canada, etc but these Kindle covers are pretty colourful... http://www.fashion-conscience.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=kindle

When I lived in a flatshare with a mouse problem, we sprinkled our kitchen floor and surfaces with a light dusting of flour before going to bed so that the mice would leave footprints where ever they roamed! This not only gave us a rough idea of how many of the critters we had but it also indicated the routes that they took. Mice like to stick to the edges, against walls, rather than scoot around in the centre of the room, or at least ours did! I had no success with humane traps and as we were out during the day and slept during the night, they couldn't be used If we had set those traps while we weren't around to check them every 20 minutes, any caught mouse would have starved to death.

I used the traditional mousetrap, which was successful. I laid these in the path of a 'run', with something up against the exposed side of the trap, to create a 'passage'. This ensured that the mouse would run into the trap and be killed outright. Traps that are laid out in more open areas run the risk of being set off by a passing mouse and trapping it by a limb, causing a slow agonising death.

Regarding rentals, in the UK, if the landlord refuses to deal with the problem, the property can be reported to the local authority and will be entered onto a register of infested properties, which will impact negatively on the property's value.

Great to read that someone is doing something wonderful for your veterans. There have been so many petitions and campaigns to help save military families from losing their homes appearing on Twitter that it is heartening to know that somebody cares enough to do something positive. :D

Rusks.... Do they still make them?

I love that wrap bench!

Deal!