The other night I had the strange feeling I was not alone in the house. The next morning my suspicions were confirmed. No, it wasn’t a ghost. Although a ghost would have been less trouble.
Undoubtedly, a mouse had partaken of a midnight snack. And of course, chose the more expensive red pear to munch upon! As you may recall, I have already experienced the antics of gourmet mice.
Thankfully, Henri’s faithful friend and kitchen guard, Porthos, sprang into action.
Porthos carried out an investigation and concluded the culprit had stopped by for a bite and then departed rather quickly.
Just to be sure, I set a trap in the basement. Which I hope would scare the miscreant mouse on its way, never to be heard from again!
MagickMermaid 
That red pear was just too tempting. I’m surprised my fruit bowl hasn’t been the scene of such a crime; I get rodents in my roof but thankfully they don’t actually get into the house… not since the morning over a year ago when I was awoken to my butler screaming “Vole! Vole in the kitchen!” and the time a larger creature chewed through a plastic water pipe and cost me more than a red pear to get it fixed.
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Rodents in the Roof sounds like the title of a great book! 😀 I do hope your butler has recovered from this harrowing experience!
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Never fear, Porthos will take of it, he looks very fearsome 🙂
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I am very happy to have Porthos in charge as he takes his job very seriously 🙂
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When Pyewacket was still around, (my old cat), no little furry creature would last long enough to nibble on anything. He was an assassin of the first water. 😊😈
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I had thought about getting a cat but Porthos was against the idea. 🙂
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That looks like a poison pear to me. Check for small dead bodies before you eat it!
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I didn’t eat the pear; it went straight into the bin! 🙂
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You might have left it for a mouse feast!
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hehe I do not want to host a mouse dinner party 😀
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Ohh nooooo! Not the red-pear-eating mouse! Did Henri invite him in, I wonder? J’espere que non! And sorry for the lack of accents, c’est dommage, n’est-ce pas? 🙂
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It’s amazing how these country mice even know about gourmet pears and tomatoes! After the last episode, Henri checks with me first before inviting guests 😀
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As well he should! You don’t want country – or city, for that matter – mice taking advantage of your good nature!😜
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😀
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What a lil’ bugger! I hope that’s the last of the uninvited night visitors.
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Me, too! 🙂
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