Melissa Kite Melissa Kite

How to outsmart a mouse

For the first time in months, we found no droppings, no nibbled biscuits

‘Like a pair of soft fools, the BB and I had put off the day when we would have to put down a mouse trap’ [artisteer] 
issue 15 April 2023

‘Mr Mouse’s days of fine dining are over,’ said the builder boyfriend as he put the finishing touches to his rodent anti-climbing device in the larder.

This was a slice of cardboard, gaffer-taped sideways to the shelf to prevent the mouse who has been lodging with us from accessing it after climbing up the metal grille at the back of the fridge, which he has been using like a ladder.

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