ROACHES!! ACK... ICK... run run run.;.... down here we have the Palmetto Bug..... a roach of a sort but not the good old German type. These Palmetto's can be monsters and they can fly...and they do fly.... and they come up from the drains. I suppose someone thought calling this type of roach by a different name would be better for tourism......gheeshe. The pesky ants that are driving me insane don't seem to be after food....some people call them "crazy ants" because they just run around in circles and don't do much of anything else. I just don't want anything crawlin' on me..... paulette in sw fla usa..... belle, what sort of leaves does your friend use in the cabinets? On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> wrote: > Paulette, > We sometimes have a problem with ants,leaving a bit of honey, syrup or > grease around the sink can draw thousands of them to share . We have to > make > sure we don't leave anything out for them to get to. Water bugs and > spiders > appear now and then but not often. These homes have no basements or attics > so the bugs > have to have someplace to go. I haen't seen a roach in the 7 years we > have > lived here, my daughter seems to be a pretty good housekeeper. The > extremely > low humidity also keeps them from multiplying very fast. > My friend in California puts crumbled 'bsy leaves around in her kitchen > cabiners, says they keep the bugs and ants away. > Hope you are doing ok and had no damage from the storm. > My best to you, > Belle in North Las Vegas, Nv, > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Cold Winter > > > > golly STella...... long long long time ago I had a great house > too......had > > a fireplace that I just loved....and a bay window that had doors opening > out > > to the yard. Well, those days are gone forever....and dang! Looking > up > > the winter predictions, I googled Old Farmers Almanac.....it's still > > around. I am just opposite of y'all..... keeping cool in the summer > is > > my problem and boy oh boy, it's a big one this year. Our last winter > was > > also colder than usual......it was so cold here that an angel in disguise > > sent me warm / cozy socks!! I'm thinkin' I'm gonna be needin' those > > sockies again this year too. And who mentioned ants..... we are > overrun > > with those pesky little critters..... my truck is full of them!! I > don't > > mind the occasional frog and I can almost tolerate a spider now and > then > > but ants are droppin' down on me while I'm drivin' . I'm sure other > > people on the road figger I'm either nutz or drunk with all the arm > > flailing - slappin' at my hair - whappin' the dashboard and nose > > scrunchin' goin' on when I'm behind the wheel. What a > > nightmare.....mostly for the people I've run off the road. > > > > paulette in sw fla usa..... .p.s. Tropical Storm Gustav has arrived on > the > > tropical scene......GO AWAYEEEE!!! > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> > wrote: > > > > > Well, last winter was the coldest I remember, here in a long time, and > > > the low temps lasted for days, which is unusual here.Lots of plants > were > > > killed, from it Paulette, they are basing that on the oceans > > > conditions...most think that global warming has a lot to do with > > > it...but i think we all just know about it now,from heavy population > and > > > communications. When I was a kid...I didn't know what it was doing even > > > in Fl. But the trouble will be affording heat. I wish I still had my > > > house. had a wood insert in my big den fireplace. Oh well.......... > > > Stella > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Just plain 'bay leaves' that are sold inthe 'spice' section. I used one in a pot of soup or beef stew.Adds good flavor. Glad you are ok. More abouth the show days later, my hand is stiff today one finger typing. Love, Belle in North Las Vegas, Nevada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Cold Winter > ROACHES!! ACK... ICK... run run run.;.... down here we have the > Palmetto Bug..... a roach of a sort but not the good old German type. These > Palmetto's can be monsters and they can fly...and they do fly.... and they > come up from the drains. I suppose someone thought calling this type > of roach by a different name would be better for tourism......gheeshe. > The pesky ants that are driving me insane don't seem to be after > food....some people call them "crazy ants" because they just run around in > circles and don't do much of anything else. I just don't want anything > crawlin' on me..... > > paulette in sw fla usa..... belle, what sort of leaves does your friend use > in the cabinets? > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> wrote: > > > Paulette, > > We sometimes have a problem with ants,leaving a bit of honey, syrup or > > grease around the sink can draw thousands of them to share . We have to > > make > > sure we don't leave anything out for them to get to. Water bugs and > > spiders > > appear now and then but not often. These homes have no basements or attics > > so the bugs > > have to have someplace to go. I haen't seen a roach in the 7 years we > > have > > lived here, my daughter seems to be a pretty good housekeeper. The > > extremely > > low humidity also keeps them from multiplying very fast. > > My friend in California puts crumbled 'bsy leaves around in her kitchen > > cabiners, says they keep the bugs and ants away. > > Hope you are doing ok and had no damage from the storm. > > My best to you, > > Belle in North Las Vegas, Nv, > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> > > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 1:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Cold Winter > > > > > > > golly STella...... long long long time ago I had a great house > > too......had > > > a fireplace that I just loved....and a bay window that had doors opening > > out > > > to the yard. Well, those days are gone forever....and dang! Looking > > up > > > the winter predictions, I googled Old Farmers Almanac.....it's still > > > around. I am just opposite of y'all..... keeping cool in the summer > > is > > > my problem and boy oh boy, it's a big one this year. Our last winter > > was > > > also colder than usual......it was so cold here that an angel in disguise > > > sent me warm / cozy socks!! I'm thinkin' I'm gonna be needin' those > > > sockies again this year too. And who mentioned ants..... we are > > overrun > > > with those pesky little critters..... my truck is full of them!! I > > don't > > > mind the occasional frog and I can almost tolerate a spider now and > > then > > > but ants are droppin' down on me while I'm drivin' . I'm sure other > > > people on the road figger I'm either nutz or drunk with all the arm > > > flailing - slappin' at my hair - whappin' the dashboard and nose > > > scrunchin' goin' on when I'm behind the wheel. What a > > > nightmare.....mostly for the people I've run off the road. > > > > > > paulette in sw fla usa..... .p.s. Tropical Storm Gustav has arrived on > > the > > > tropical scene......GO AWAYEEEE!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 3:31 PM, Stella Roper <busmar1852@webtv.net> > > wrote: > > > > > > > Well, last winter was the coldest I remember, here in a long time, and > > > > the low temps lasted for days, which is unusual here.Lots of plants > > were > > > > killed, from it Paulette, they are basing that on the oceans > > > > conditions...most think that global warming has a lot to do with > > > > it...but i think we all just know about it now,from heavy population > > and > > > > communications. When I was a kid...I didn't know what it was doing even > > > > in Fl. But the trouble will be affording heat. I wish I still had my > > > > house. had a wood insert in my big den fireplace. Oh well.......... > > > > Stella > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > > the > > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message