One of Bob’s brothers was passing through town this weekend
and I used the opportunity to gift away two quilts, one for him…
…and one for his wife.
While I was taking quilts out for him to choose, a few
flecks of paper fell out of a pillowcase one quilt was stored in. Included in that pillowcase was a
registration form from when I had the quilt hung in a local show several years
ago. I didn’t think much about it until later
when Bob yelled, “We have a mouse!”
It was then I had one of those light bulb moments and went
back to look at the paper. Yup! It had been chewed on, and when I examined
the pillowcase, I saw a small hole.
Thankfully, Bob’s brother did not choose that quilt nor did I find
evidence that the mouse had chewed on the quilt itself.
We recently caught two mice in the garage, but apparently at
least one made it into the house. I
guess my dogs have adopted it as a pet, because they certainly did not alert
us. They are totally useless as
mousers. Remember the movie “Mouse Hunt”? I hope this doesn’t turn into that kind of
debacle. Meanwhile, I’ll be pulling
quilts off that shelf to check for further damage while Bob sets traps.
It is so much fun to let someone choose their quilt from the ones shown. I do that a lot and am sometimes surprised which ones they choose.
ReplyDeleteDitto what Wanda said...and a mouse??? OMG
ReplyDeleteI told our exterminator that we had mice in my bedroom...Nooo he said!! No mouse is going to bypass the kitchen to go up to where the cats sleep;. The cats are bringing them up to you as a present...Jeeze Louize xo
Nice gifts, I do not do mice! LOL, IN fact Clay always laughs at me because we live in the country and I hate bugs of any kind and especially snakes! You probably already have the cool front - don’t let the wind blow you away. It is moving in our area now. Hoping that you did not find a problem in your quilt stash! Hugs
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