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Living with a Ratter

November 28, 2025November 27, 2025 Posted in concrete, dogs, dry rot, gardeners, handy woman, memoir, rat guy, rat terrier, rats, shed, vector controlLeave a comment

(re-run) The change in the weather is the time to handle the rat situation. How does one know she has rats under her house? Just ask any terrier who might happen to live with you. Terriers were bred to find and kill rodents. Daisy is Jack Russell terrier. I didn’t know how bad my rat… Continue reading Living with a Ratter

Bucket by Bucket

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 Posted in airbnb, beach, dogs, dry rot, FOMO, ghosts, memoir, short-term rentals, termites, yard workLeave a comment

When you wait for the termite guys to come fix the dry rot, and they don’t come for 2.5 hours, you get a lot of yard work done as you wait. Since I’m old and can’t move a heavy 66-gallon can full of yard waste, I park it on the street and then fill it… Continue reading Bucket by Bucket

Living with a Ratter

October 28, 2021October 28, 2021 Posted in concrete, dogs, dry rot, gardeners, handy woman, memoir, rat guy, rat terrier, rats, shed, vector control1 Comment

The change in the weather is the time to handle the rat situation. How does one know she has rats under her house? Just ask any terrier who might happen to live with you. Terriers were bred to find and kill rodents. Daisy is Jack Russell terrier. I didn’t know how bad my rat problem… Continue reading Living with a Ratter