Mice And Packing

During my two years in this house, I have systematically been poisoning the mice. The long term residence and any newcomers from the fields. The general theme of homicide has given me nightmares, but cohabitation with such messy creatures can be unbearable when they have zero respect for personal property.

From the time I was an infant, I have been around mice, but they were the white variety in cages, kept for breeding, experimenting, and entertainment. These free loafers on the farm are none of that. So I have been evicting them in all sorts of ways.

As I pack up and dig into the back of cabinets I inevitably find more evidence of their invasion. All I can say is I better not be bringing them with us.

Living on a farm has been great with the horses, donkey, cows and very wonderful people. The mice, spiders and slithering troublemakers I could do without.