tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post6556197514339130921..comments2024-03-29T01:12:51.925+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Magpies and AntsSue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-2807633665566724132020-04-13T11:00:49.376+01:002020-04-13T11:00:49.376+01:00I always read “ My life in the country” blog. It s...I always read “ My life in the country” blog. It seems to have disappeared. I hope Anne and Edwin are ok. Any newsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-40293313313735958732020-04-12T07:25:15.363+01:002020-04-12T07:25:15.363+01:00Goodmorning. Each year we have a big ant-problem. ...Goodmorning. Each year we have a big ant-problem. Indoor (conservertory annex diningroom annex open kitchen= ant heaven) and outdoor. Being eco-friendly I tried all other options. Fail. Tried to order your Nippon liquid but it would cost me GBP 20 to send it to Holland. No way. I do not want to bother my english family now with it so I will endure another year. There are worse things happening atm then ant-invasions. <br />I live midst the bulbfields in the Netherlands, near the famous Keukenhof. Yesterday it was so busy with people walking and cycling they closed the roads for savety reasons. Our "intellectual" lockdown does not allways enter peoples intellect :-) Stay safe!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893861460022068471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-22550967906561418312020-04-11T21:56:32.213+01:002020-04-11T21:56:32.213+01:00We had a magpie taking a bath in the birdbath toda...We had a magpie taking a bath in the birdbath today, first time I have seen him in there. We've also had a spotted woodpecker on the fat ball feeder this week too. Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863899802782756191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-2927091153323981512020-04-10T22:15:14.160+01:002020-04-10T22:15:14.160+01:00❀.•❤•.✿.•❤•.❀ Happy Easter! ❀.•❤•.✿.•❤•.❀ ❀.•❤•.✿.•❤•.❀ Happy Easter! ❀.•❤•.✿.•❤•.❀ Teresa Kasnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06228404538876664577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-35529164996758059842020-04-10T20:58:07.057+01:002020-04-10T20:58:07.057+01:00removed due to confusing typosremoved due to confusing typosLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-31767867971917750862020-04-10T20:57:43.888+01:002020-04-10T20:57:43.888+01:00Hi Sue, this is off topic but an update on my remo...Hi Sue, this is off topic but an update on my removed comment from your frugality posts. You and readers suggested saving money by cold water laundry washing, which is normally fine. However to control covid 19 virus spread HOT water washing is essential. "The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises “using the warmest appropriate water setting” – the NHS in the UK suggests between 40 and 60 degrees Celsius (104 and 140 degrees Fahrenheit) – along with a good quality detergent." I can't just now find exact references but it is also important wash clothes *often* esp if one has been in public, even if the clothes appear clean.<br />Other thoughts are--use your dishwasher, it sterilizes the plates and utensils; shower when you get home and wash your hair if possible.<br /><br />Pls do not advise your family and readers to pinch pennies at the risk of infection just now. I worry bec yo have young grandkids.<br />I am in NY and maybe telling thing everyone knows, in which case I apologize and pls again remove this note. [I d email but none was listed.]<br />Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-71546907886518532792020-04-10T20:54:59.904+01:002020-04-10T20:54:59.904+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-90254327508734314442020-04-10T20:53:32.604+01:002020-04-10T20:53:32.604+01:00I love the tulips! We have to watch out for ants g...I love the tulips! We have to watch out for ants getting in the kitchen about this time each year. We are usually able to head them off before they get started good though, thank goodness. They seem to be a part of Spring.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-14118926391146192332020-04-10T18:49:02.429+01:002020-04-10T18:49:02.429+01:00All winter isn't good. No sign of my indoor on...All winter isn't good. No sign of my indoor ones yetSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-37354204489675037722020-04-10T18:48:07.223+01:002020-04-10T18:48:07.223+01:00The lovely thing about having a cutting garden is ...The lovely thing about having a cutting garden is that I know I can bring in as many as I want!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-77944831778560471882020-04-10T18:04:16.494+01:002020-04-10T18:04:16.494+01:00I've had ants throughout the mild winter in th...I've had ants throughout the mild winter in the kitchen. We removed ll the kicker boards and used powder, finally we seem to have got rid. Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29828784841568950252020-04-10T17:44:03.204+01:002020-04-10T17:44:03.204+01:00I love the bright colour of your cardinal birds - ...I love the bright colour of your cardinal birds - it would be exciting if they ever flew the atlantic and arrived hereSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-87393186137644507512020-04-10T17:43:06.239+01:002020-04-10T17:43:06.239+01:00It's been years since I heard a cuckoo - sadly...It's been years since I heard a cuckoo - sadlySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-58292889739694988242020-04-10T17:42:27.574+01:002020-04-10T17:42:27.574+01:00I can't get up to clean out the bird boxes fix...I can't get up to clean out the bird boxes fixed around here so I don't think there is anything nesting in them this yearSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-63252209189957075572020-04-10T17:41:27.707+01:002020-04-10T17:41:27.707+01:00I can remember doing the boiling water thing when ...I can remember doing the boiling water thing when they were in concrete paths etc but on the veg bed I think it wouldn't workSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-24450105052387850262020-04-10T17:40:21.128+01:002020-04-10T17:40:21.128+01:00Yes they frequently get into the tomato and cucumb...Yes they frequently get into the tomato and cucumber pots in the greenhouse and difficult to get rid of thereSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-88391966732297447662020-04-10T17:39:13.912+01:002020-04-10T17:39:13.912+01:00I don't remember watching Magpie yet somehow I...I don't remember watching Magpie yet somehow I had a Magpie metal badge, they all had different numbers on but I have no idea how I came to own it. It was around for years along with other badges all fixed on an old belt - I'd completely forgotten about it until today.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-70579431826215400632020-04-10T16:35:58.527+01:002020-04-10T16:35:58.527+01:00I can take no credit for that loaf - I copied it f...I can take no credit for that loaf - I copied it from another blog!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-68428723627676850422020-04-10T14:05:11.734+01:002020-04-10T14:05:11.734+01:00The first time I ever remembering seeing a Magpie ...The first time I ever remembering seeing a Magpie was a few years back when a friend and I were in London. We'd spent the day in Greenwich and were leaving via the large park rose and we saw these large, unusually coloured birds - and then I remembered someone describing them - we checked and yes, they were Magpies!<br />Red Winged blackbirds are again nesting outside of my kitchen window, geese are back and also very noisy if you get anywhere near their nests and a woodpecker wakes me up almost every morning! He wasn't here last year so no idea why the return. Still haven't seen a cardinal or any blue jays - they are my favourites.Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-34813929485488846562020-04-10T11:56:42.661+01:002020-04-10T11:56:42.661+01:00Made your weetabix loaf with just 1/4 cup of sugar...Made your weetabix loaf with just 1/4 cup of sugar, sweet enough for us. Very nice it is as well.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-29324569599656605742020-04-10T11:00:34.101+01:002020-04-10T11:00:34.101+01:00I have ants each year in the bungalow wall just ou...I have ants each year in the bungalow wall just outside my front door. Each year I shake powder over them and them seem to disappear but back they come next year. I don't see any inside the house thank goodness. Do you ever hear the cuckoo ? I can't remember the last time I heard one and they used to be so common when I was a child in Lincolnshire. Have a good Easter - odd without our families around.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16987535881715612192020-04-10T10:58:29.114+01:002020-04-10T10:58:29.114+01:00We have greenfinches and great tits currently inte...We have greenfinches and great tits currently interested in our bird box. I thought it a little late, but they keep coming back to have a look. No takers yet though. Ants are very industrious creatures and I was fascinated years ago when a cousin's son had made an ant farm in a glass topped box, but I can't stand them coming in my kitchen! Eloisehttp://thisissixty.blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-47082895681356088472020-04-10T10:29:45.114+01:002020-04-10T10:29:45.114+01:00Ants! I already have them in the kitchen. I use Ni...Ants! I already have them in the kitchen. I use Nippon gel indoors but as soon as I think I've got rid of them, they come back. <br />I sometimes unearth a heaving mass of those brown ones just when I want to plant something. Nippon powder for that. My mother used to pour boiling water over them. It worked! I dread the flying ant invasion which will probably come in July.callmemadamhttps://callmemadam.livejournal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-14068308085764559432020-04-10T09:44:54.656+01:002020-04-10T09:44:54.656+01:00Ants are so problematic in container plants too - ...Ants are so problematic in container plants too - they will kill the plant if left to nest in the pot. When we lived by the port at Tauranga we had all different kinds of ants, presumably arrived on various ships. Some were like busy tiny dots, there were black ones and brown ones, and once we came across a colony of large fierce ants that would attack anyone who came near. I am not fond of ants :)At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33401113399564146452020-04-10T09:43:14.464+01:002020-04-10T09:43:14.464+01:00Magpie ... we always thought of it as the poor man...Magpie ... we always thought of it as the poor man's Blue Peter when we were growing up.<br /><br />Ants are a bugger to get rid off, the first few years we were here they invaded the polytunnel with a vengeance and I had a day each year of it being full of flying ants, when they get their wings and fly off in search of new territories.<br /><br />Jealous of your lovely tulips, I have one red one, yes just the ONE. It's lovely but very lonely.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.com