tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post6659994685495924440..comments2024-02-23T02:48:33.276-06:00Comments on BABSBLOG: Living WITH Wildlife!Babshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-52014180324381928312019-05-25T14:33:01.074-05:002019-05-25T14:33:01.074-05:00Thanks Clete for the information! Learn something...Thanks Clete for the information! Learn something new every day. I know have a cover over the shower drain and a netted cover the kitchen sink. Only means of access for any "bug". We'll see what happens. Never a dull moment.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-16915816857450158082019-05-24T20:45:54.846-05:002019-05-24T20:45:54.846-05:00Buy a small amount of acido borico (boric acid) an...Buy a small amount of acido borico (boric acid) and mix some with a little powdered sugar (not granulated>) put it in some small containers (the tops from the 19L water bottles work great) and place them in discreet places in the bath and kitchen, like behind the stove or refrigerator, inside cabinets, places roaches like to visit. The powdered sugar works as an attractant and the boric acid will kill them. They also take it back to the nest on their legs and the young roaches will eat it which kills them also. Boric acid is very benign, only dangerous in large amounts, larger than small kids or pets will consume.Cletenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-42346113607312914732019-05-24T10:42:11.670-05:002019-05-24T10:42:11.670-05:00Thanks Glenn. Got your email.
Thanks Glenn. Got your email.<br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-82911783072511463652019-05-23T11:02:50.588-05:002019-05-23T11:02:50.588-05:00"Would you like for me to add it to my blogro..."Would you like for me to add it to my blogroll?"<br />Sure. That would be great. I'll send you an email with the RSS feed link. Which I think will work. :-)<br />Thanks!Glenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-65431792180707774662019-05-23T10:58:29.829-05:002019-05-23T10:58:29.829-05:00Hi MIke. Good information. Thanks. This possum,...Hi MIke. Good information. Thanks. This possum, if that is what it was, is the biggest one I have ever seen. I did have one who liked to sit on the ledge outside my bedroom window up on the hill and hiss at the cat and everything else. Once I knew what it was, I wasn't so worried but darn, they sure can hiss and growl loudly. I'm sure having dogs stops a whole lot from coming around. I miss having a dog or cat!<br /><br />PURPLE HULL PEAS! Wowza. I'm thrilled for you. I have never had luck with seeds but if I have explicit instructions, of course, I would give it a try. Just thinking of purple hulls and cornbread makes me salivate.<br /><br />Thanks for your offer. So, I see we are neighbors here in Los Frailes. Great.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-8569585903320022142019-05-23T10:53:21.231-05:002019-05-23T10:53:21.231-05:00Al, you are SO wise! It IS the hidden tapioca pud...Al, you are SO wise! It IS the hidden tapioca pudding and the blueberry muffin mix! Watch out for the skunks. <br />My son John met up with one in San Francisco on his first day of work there many years ago. He was out walking a friends dog and they both got sprayed.......I told him to bathe himself and the dog in tomato juice, several times and it helped, somewhat. He had to throw his suit away. Even the drycleaners could not get rid of the smell!<br /><br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-35518547017373647232019-05-23T10:50:42.353-05:002019-05-23T10:50:42.353-05:00Hey Babs
After almost 3 years in Frailes we get th...Hey Babs<br />After almost 3 years in Frailes we get the cucaraches and moscas on schedule this time of year. Hate to do it but a quick blast of RAID down all the drains (except kitchen sink) every few days keeps them at bay. They are big but not very many compared to Florida, Memphis or the Gulf Coast. I think the Possums climb the Jaccaranda and Mesquite trees around our place and drop into the back patio. Haven't seen one in a year or two though. I think the opossum hotline spread the news about our Tennessee hounds guarding the jardin.<br />By the way...I've got two nice purple hull plants coming up. Growing them for seed this year so hopefully I can get you some seeds in a couple of months if you want to try growing some of your own.<br />MikeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304434371148670754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-37318539567918844362019-05-23T10:28:29.527-05:002019-05-23T10:28:29.527-05:00Oh, I forgot. Last night we had a skunk too. AlOh, I forgot. Last night we had a skunk too. Alalcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-30731225435693249122019-05-23T10:26:41.169-05:002019-05-23T10:26:41.169-05:00I think you should fire bomb your house with DDT, ...I think you should fire bomb your house with DDT, but not before you sell the rights for a movie called either "The Bugs," or "Mutant Cockroaches Ate My Home." <br /><br />Seriously now, here at the ranch we have a revolving Mardi Gras of insects practically year-round; they appear and disappear as if they were following a schedule. The flies are leaving now and being replaced by paper wasps, and big flies, like horseflies. We've never seen the cockroaches, certainly not big ones, or scorpions. Or possums, though we have tons of rabbits, and frogs, and an occasional snake. Very few mosquitoes too. <br /><br />I think what's attracting those giant cockroaches to your place are those dozens of boxes of tapioca pudding you're stashing somewhere. alcubanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667546605871850986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-74063235308960982352019-05-23T08:24:16.573-05:002019-05-23T08:24:16.573-05:00Glenn, wow, lucky you had sold your house before H...Glenn, wow, lucky you had sold your house before Harvey. My daughter and son in law and their family have left Houston. Harvey was the last straw. They lived in Kingwood, which just had another flood!<br /><br />I had a similar experience in 1978 shortly after my husband died. I sold our house in Friendswood and six weeks later there was a hurricane and the house had five feet of water in it. It had never even had water in the yard previously. The new owners had not taken flood insurance. It was truly sad. However I was grateful that the children and I had not gone through that trauma as we had moved to Nassau Bay.<br /><br />I have many friends who live up in the area where you are now. If ya'll ever want<br />to get together, my email address is babsofsanmiguel@yahoo.com. So glad you are here and happy. <br /><br />I checked out your website!. Good job. Would you like for me to add it to my blogroll?<br /><br />AdiosBabshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-59533201684321597672019-05-22T17:15:03.665-05:002019-05-22T17:15:03.665-05:00Hi Babs! Our old house in Houston was near Hwy 6 a...Hi Babs! Our old house in Houston was near Hwy 6 and Memorial on Terry Hershey Park / Buffalo Bayou. We sold it before Hurricane Harvey, but after Hurricane Harvey it sat in 5 feet of water for two weeks. The new owner has rebuilt.<br /><br />We are now in "upper" San Rafael. Near Tacos Don Felix. We have been here...it will be two years in August.<br /><br />We started reading your blog in 2016 as we started thinking about moving here. Your blog gave us the feeling of knowing what daily living in San Miguel de Allende would be like. Thanks, and we are glad you decided to keep blogging!Glenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-56891687729661420862019-05-22T13:14:59.385-05:002019-05-22T13:14:59.385-05:00Hi Glenn! Welcome to SMA! Great to hear from a f...Hi Glenn! Welcome to SMA! Great to hear from a fellow Houstonian. <br /><br />I hope you are enjoying your time here and the things that you have read<br />in the blog have been confirmed in a positive way.<br /><br />Where did you live in Houston and what part of SMA do you live in now?<br />Would be great for us to connect at some point. I have thoroughly enjoyed<br />meeting each and every blog reader, whether they ended up moving here or not!<br /><br />Thanks so much for commenting!<br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-20503894312775266942019-05-22T13:11:31.990-05:002019-05-22T13:11:31.990-05:00Roberto, DEAD is the operative word.
I don'...Roberto, DEAD is the operative word. <br /><br />I don't remember where I was, up in the Northwest, when on the loudspeaker in the restaurant, they gave a "Cougar Alert". I laughed so hard my soda drink was spraying everywhere. Yes, at the time, I was thinking I was a "cougar".<br /><br />I frequently think of Gilda Radner and totally agree, "It is ALWAYS something!"Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-85368304043160537572019-05-22T13:08:24.102-05:002019-05-22T13:08:24.102-05:00Felipe, I was shocked to see a comment from you. ...Felipe, I was shocked to see a comment from you. I had no idea that you still read the blog.<br />Well, I had an exterminator when I lived in Nassau Bay and never had roaches in that house. <br />I'm not afraid of snakes, spiders or other things but as you now know I am of flying roaches and scorpions, because they are so creepy and show up in unexpected places plus stinging like hell when they do zap you.<br />However, once, I was helping my oldest daughter move to an apartment on Sage Rd. We were putting things away and she opened the closet door and THREE flying cockroaches came zooming out at us. I swear, you would double over laughing, if you could have heard our blood curdling screams. (It is funny to me NOW, too). We fled out the door, leaving it open and one of us went for Raid. Glad you have no roaches or scorpions. I've always agreed that you live in Paradise....<br />Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-29468717923253380782019-05-22T13:03:10.387-05:002019-05-22T13:03:10.387-05:00Norm is it dark by 7PM where you live? I bet a &q...Norm is it dark by 7PM where you live? I bet a "red" raccoon would cause a ruckus.<br /><br />My raccoon story is that I didn't have my contact lense in one night about 30 years ago and saw something come out of the fireplace when I lived near NASA on Galveston Bay. It jumped up on the builtin bookshelves when it saw me. I thought it was a cat! I put my contact lense in and was shocked, to put it mildly. Where I lived we had our own police dept so I called and told them they needed to send someone over to get this thing out of the house. The reply was, "Is this an emergency?" from the lady who answered the phone. I said "Lady, if it jumps on me it will be...". So they sent a guy who was terrified to come in the house and told me to get a broom and open all the windows, while he stood outside! Then it was a tossup of who was more scared, the raccoon or the police man. Wildly flailing the broom, the raccoon went out the wall of windows and through the backyard to the woods. I bet it did not stop for 20 miles! Later when closing all the windows, I noticed little dusty footprints at the bottom of some of the windows. Glad that is my ONLY raccoon story!Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609157345912932083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-13240276631685610692019-05-22T05:00:50.191-05:002019-05-22T05:00:50.191-05:00We've read your blog for years; before we move...We've read your blog for years; before we moved here. I think this is my first time commenting. <br /><br />Our home in San Miguel de Allende is virtually mostly critter free, especially compared to where we used to live in Houston, Texas. There we had possums, and egrets and herons and a lot more. We have not seen any of those here.<br /><br />I quoted / linked this post at: https://www.smafaq.com/blogGlenn Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098720545929557126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-91056486536373683422019-05-21T21:31:27.675-05:002019-05-21T21:31:27.675-05:00Lo Mismo.
We have been visited by a roach and fou...Lo Mismo.<br /><br />We have been visited by a roach and found a couple dead brown scorpions. Dead is the key word here.<br /> <br />Only, a few short months ago, we were looking out our window at 3 brown bears and warned of a cougar roaming the hood in Ashland. As Gilda Radner opined "it's always something".<br /><br />"I am a rebel, I miss the days of peace and quiet". Did I actually write that and then move to Mexico? LOL<br /><br />RobertoR. P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04744329222690707053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-20805399613191070382019-05-21T19:25:02.124-05:002019-05-21T19:25:02.124-05:00You big ole sissy. How could anyone have lived on ...You big ole sissy. How could anyone have lived on the Gulf Coast for years and not be accustomed to cockroaches all over the place? And how could you put cockroaches and scorpions in the same category? Roaches don't do squat. They surely do not sting. It's said, however, that for every roach you see, there are about 100 you don't see nearby.<br /><br />In Pátzcuaro, I've never seen a scorpion or a cockroach. Not one.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34246214.post-40705592229905467372019-05-21T17:53:19.234-05:002019-05-21T17:53:19.234-05:00We have a red colored racoon visiting our house, e...We have a red colored racoon visiting our house, everyday about 7 PM. I think he/she is feeding on song bird eggs. The birds have a real ruckus when old red walks by. normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651902762232427335noreply@blogger.com