It is depressing to dispose of dead mice, caught in my traps, day after day! Today was the first day in 5 that there weren't any mice in the traps. I was surprised. It is possible that one set off one of the traps but managed to get away. My hairdresser was telling me about these traps that basically electrocutes the mice. But really, $39?? That seems a little pricey, but she did say that it beats finding a mouse still alive with it's leg caught in the trap. "shudder" I sure hope I don't have that happen, but I now know that it's a possibility. I haven't been keeping track, but I figure the number is somewhere around 20+ since I started setting the traps.
Occasionally I find a trap that has been sprung with no mouse in it. But they are certainly very sensitive. We have been having very windy evenings ~ storms all around but we aren't getting any rain, darn it ~ and I suppose that a leaf or a wood chip could be blown onto it. At least I haven't seen any nibbles on my fruit.
She is now in hospice. At 95 she has had a long life. It is sad to know that I won't have any living aunts or uncles when she passes, which I expect will be any day.
We did manage to make nearly 300 tsoureki in July. Now we're working on koulourakia. We manage over a thousand at each bake. We sell a lot of these cookies, along with kourambiedes and paximathia. Paxi's are next, and I love making those. Especially taking home the broken ones! I can make them at home, but it has been so hot lately, I am loath to turn on the oven. I have also put baking sourdough on hiatus for the same reason. This has been one of the hottest summers on record, and I believe that is true for many places in the northern hemisphere. Ugh. I am so ready for fall!!
Now, I hope I don't find any mice in my traps in the morning.
Love,365
