August 2025 Island Trip – Day 8

For a change, departure didn’t feel smooth due to figuring out new mouse proofing protocols. It wasn’t about timing, but about having the ‘mouse trauma,’ for lack of a better thing to call it, be front and center while emptying every drawer and cabinet they got into. Making choices like leaving the mattress cover, fitted and top sheet on the bed to protect the mattress should the little fucker make their way onto our bed again… Do this with everything in your small ‘house’ as you leave for a month 😠. Not fun. I found three new mouse poops 🙄 in areas I had cleaned. I am hoping this means the mouse we caught was the last interloper. 🤞 Otherwise, I think there would be far more than three poops.

Aside from a bumper crop of scary drivers, including two sets of speed racers teams, and a semi that came very close to whacking us with its rear end as it swerved into our lane, getting home was otherwise OK. All the fruit is on the dining room table. I’ll start with apple butter tomorrow. It takes care of itself! There’s a lot of watering to do outside, which also takes care of itself, and laundry, oh that takes care of itself too! No alarms tomorrow morning. G’night!