Tuesday, January 7
Arose at 4:50 AM this morning to discover that the temperature was -21°C and the house was wonderfully cozy. I went to sleep about eight but was up at twelve or so to stoke the fire which did the trick. I put on a larger log of the type which seems to burn the hottest of all – maybe maple. Part of the reason I got up so early was that I caught a mouse in the live trap and its scratching was annoying the hell out of me. I placed the trap outside and later on our walk released it at the foot of the large pine. The mouse jumped right out of the trap when I opened it and seemed none the worse for its experience. Yesterday I hauled the cement Buddha there so I took some birdseed and placed it on and around it. I had, incidentally, just about given up on the mouse trap because I've had it for well over a month with no results. Once again, patience has its rewards. I will set it up again today and find out perhaps if I have more of the little critters. I declared all out war on them yesterday when I discovered they had been in my fridge nibbling on the butter and hot dog buns.
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