Tidbits

Cheryl's News From Camp Webegone
Friday, September 16, 2016

Little bits of daily life, each too short for a solo blog.

When it is 34 degrees out, the pit toilet seat is very cold.

A few days before arriving at Natural Bridge Rich lost his hearing aid. A few weeks later his backup hearing aid took an unexpected plunge into a pit toilet, to remain there forever.

Mimi brought a live mouse into our tent while we were sleeping. She gave the mouse a merry chase. The poor little thing tried to hide in the bedding by Rich. He picked it up and flung the mouse out the tent door. I renamed Rich, Mouse Slinger.

It has been a pitch filled summer. Pitch on the bottom of our shoes. Pitch on

Pitch laced white fir cone

Mimi's paws. Pitch on clothing hung up to dry. Pitch on tables and chairs. The culprit this year is the white fir tree cone.

Carpenter ants have been eating our sleeping tent. They chew little holes, some the size of a pencil eraser tip. Their intent to gain access to the cat box. Moisture or an interest in cat pee? We sprinkled sage inside the tent where the floor and wall meet. No more carpenter ants.

This summer, especially September, has been perfect. And that of course is an illusion. The high and low temperatures have been mild. The last rain we had was at the beginning of June. No wild fires so no smoke filled mornings. A perfect illusion of a perfect life in Camp Webegone.