inside:
battle ants
caulk kitchen
paint trim around stained glass window
finish painting living room now that front door is in
battle ants
caulk kitchen
cabinet pulls and knobs
put trim back up in the bedroom
hang curtains
battle ants
caulk kitchen
install range hood above oven
fix closet door
install medicine cabinet
install spice rack (lovingly made by curt!)
battle ants
caulk kitchen
give up on the ant battle and buy really bad poisonous ant killer
outside:
rip out unruly overgrown rose bushes
rip out unruly overgrown ivy
plan a veggie garden
cut down dead and "fake" trees
clear path for the "nature loop"
plant strawberries
seed the grass again
collect pretty branches to make bouquets for the house (new homeowner=too poor to afford real flowers...)
take clippings from our new favorite succulents (that grow miracle flowers overnight!)
battle ants
more photos coming this week...
2 comments:
We all have ants. I think my friend Erika once said that the whole of oakland and Berkely was built on a giant ant hill and it sounded about right to me. I notice the ones we have now are protein ants. As long as there is no protein left in kitchen (eggs, meat, chicken though they don't like fish, shrimp yes) they won't come in the house. Just make sure to take protein trash out every night and wipe down counters and dishes with protein on them.
hi! i've tried vinegar on ants and it seems to work - mix vinegar with some water and wipe down their trail and anywhere else you don't want them to go - it might take a day or 2 but they will go away. i also put some in a spray bottle and sprayed around our doors - they seemed to be walking in our back door! i do this once every year at the same time and its been working for about 3 or 4 years. goodluck!!!
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