Ok, maybe not quite a revolution... but small revolutionary changes in my life...
As alluded to in a previous post... I am now the owner of a motorized vehicle! I don't know. I'm conflicted about it. But I'm also really loving it. What to do?? Try to be responsible and generous and thankful.
And the second most exciting and revolutionary thing EVER is my new screen door! Oh goodness, I love it. I really love having my door open, to maximize light and the airflow. Just feels better. But whenever my door is open (or was, pre- screen door revolution), countless flies would happily pop in for tea. (and mosquitos would take the open door as an open invitation to just move right in) The trouble with flies is they are none too bright, and once IN, they never manage to find their way back OUT... and oh, the maddening incessant buzz of flies popping at the screens in the windows trying to get out... And THEN, so I don't know about the life cycle of flies out in the real world... but by early evening all my unwanted guests would get sluggish, walking around on windowsills and table tops- nasty. And by 9 or 10, they'd all have keeled over. People (you know who you are) would comment on my vast collection of upside down flies. Which then my spider housemates would work on disposing of. Thanks spiders- turning my dead flies into little bundles of sucked dry flies scattered here and there. Ants always tried to help too... but it takes a while you know, to disassemble and haul off the goods. Nice. (One might question my cleaning skills) (No, no, I'm a great cleaner, I'm just not good at killing bugs) (and I can't clean incessantly!) But, my life with flies (and dried up fly bundles) is OVER! Thanks to this:
Oh, its a beautiful thing. Pretty revolutionary, actually. NO MORE FLIES! And the ants-- well, we've developed a fairly peaceable, symbiotic relationship... For now. 
3 comments:
Nice, Rachel! You look great in your new car, and I'm totally impressed that you installed a screen door:)
oh, haha! I saw that Molly left the last comment and I sat for a second, wondering if I had already commented....then i was like "wait a second, my comment name is not molly!" Ha! Thought you'd like that. Sad that it took me so long to realize it...Anyways, I hope rural homestays are going well. Love to see that you got a screen door!! I can't quite imagine your house without the sluggish, silly flies dying in my hands. They generally found me before they totally gave in. I felt like the "fly wisperer" or something. hehe.
love, MJ
Car, screen door.
Bliss.
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