Sometimes, it seems that the minute I assume I've gotten my life back on track, something else crazy happens...
I'm starting to feel a bit like a character from this jester print...
No, not one of the magpies. But rather the monkey in the corner...
Really??? You, too??? Glad to know I'm in such esteemed company!
This time, for me at least, my tale involves the little critter you see perched like a coonskin cap on our fountain boy's head below...
Looks rather innocent in his sleepy-eyed state, doesn't he?
Adorable little Nutkins, chatting up the fountain boy in exchange for a sip or two of water...
Well, trust me when I tell you, appearances can be deceiving!
Okay, while this particular squirrel is not the culprit in question, it is very likely his first cousin who took it upon himself to chew a hole in our eave...
Yes, Mr. Squirrel Nutkins, be very, very ashamed!
So, while I would much rather be tablescaping and running around, to-ing and fro-ing, between my blog and your blog, I'm afraid I am stuck managing men. And we're not even going to discuss what has been going on in the St. Augustine house. That's a whole 'NOTHER story...
I did, however, have a reprieve yesterday when I had a delightful lunch with my sweet friend Jeanne (Backyard Neighbor) who was in Florida visiting her daughter. We shopped for a few minutes on the way to the car, and I got a fun shiny object for a tablescape...
Any guesses what I bought??? Here's a hint. It looks surprisingly like the critter below and goes on a table...
And no, it's not taxidermied...though, lately, I confess I've been tempted! A little known fact about me is that I was forced by my high school biology teacher to learn how to do taxidermy. Is there any wonder I gravitated toward the arts, instead???
Anyhow, that most wonderful lunch with the lovely Jeanne was followed by a visit from the Ray Ramono clone who happens to be the critter getter...
The good news is, Trapper Robert, an avowed squirrel lover, managed to shoo the squirrels before they did too much damage. Oh, if only you could see a picture of the trap door he wired onto the hole! I'm sorry, but my camera's missing, so you'll have to use your imagination...
But the damage the squirrels did do is going to have to be followed up by a visit from my carpenter. Remember Murphy Brown and her painter, Eldin? Just sayin'...
See, the squirrels didn't just chew up any old eave, but an eave on our main residence, an eave with some antique (or at least vintage) molding that is going to have to be milled and requires matching on three sides. Ching! Ching! ARGH! :-/
So if once again, I'm a bit light on the blogging, I shall return, and hopefully, I will have some more tablescapes in tow. Maybe some of the ones from last fall that I never got to post. Nothing like being a day late [and a dollar short, though it's downright tacky to talk of such things]! ;-)
Warmly,
Mrs. Magpie (Sheila)
