-I guess quite a number of university students started classes today. Maybe that is why it was a little quieter last night? I guess we'll probably have to wait until Friday to find out how much of a U of O party scene we'll have to contend with in this neighbourhood. Hope it's not too bad.
-One of local feralish kittens has taken to sitting on our front steps.
And though at times I've simultaneously seen about ten cats hanging out in our neighbourhood, these days this is one of the few cats I see on a regular basis. If only this thing was big enough to take on the local squirrels.
-So my cayenne pepper and water solution seems not to have worked (though the squirrels were absent for about 24 hours). For the past two days they've been back and badder than ever. If I didn't know better I'd think that they were purposely destroying things before they ripen just so that we can't have them.
The worst part is that I have no idea what it is they are looking for. They keep digging in the dirt, but a far as I know there isn't anything there for them to find (aside from more dirt - and that doesn't seem to be what they are looking for).
It definitely bums me out to look at the plants each morning and find that new damage has been done and a bigger mess made.
-On Saturday Jeannette and I took a day trip to upstate New York. In addition to witnessing what appeared to be a glee club sing-off in Potsdam, we also managed to find the world's worst homefries. These bad boys were undercooked, soggy, cold, poorly seasoned, and over-priced. Oh, and the same at the same place the 'side of fruit' was canned pears. While we didn't see to many things that we would recommend, on the up side we have started to create a list of places that don't merit a return visit.
(Oh, and we saw five bros buying a 55 inch TV for their apartment. Probably a pretty solid investment for your average undergrad student wouldn't you say?)
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Try sprinkling dry cayenne on everything. I think that is what my sister does to keep deer away.
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