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So good to see you, Mama Bear. I hope you were on a nice trip or something.

Things are good here. The heat wave calmed down and we have a warm, hazy day. However, the ants got riled up and I had to take down the hummingbird feeder. Am also battling them in kitchen and bathroom. They're making me be squeaky clean. (Don't know whether to put a happy or frowny face here.)

I didn't know your area is affected by fires also... don't watch news much as I'm avoiding the political scene. Take care and I hope all those fires are out soon.

I know what you mean about ants, ‘Dita. Last year, I looked at the hummingbird feeder and it was swarming with those great big brownish red ants! I called an exterminator, and he told me that even one drop of syrup on the ground will tell them that there is FUD above it. They climb the trunk of the tree (or up the side of the house) and drop down onto the feeder.)

He covered the ground around the tree with poison - and then made a ring around the trunk with the same. I never had that problem again.

Now, I have to figure out how to deal with the wasps that are building a mud hive right on my front porch!

hope you were on a nice trip or something.

I wish! Although, our vacation is coming up the end of next month. Going to Massachusetts and West Virginia. Am really looking forward to that! No, I have been busy working on projects here. Painting my mom's bedroom and putting up crown molding, also having tile laid in her bathroom and will be painting that room too. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day.

..........don't watch news much as I'm avoiding the political scene.

I hear ya! I am doing the same thing. Didn't know if you were having fires down south or not.

Hope you get your ant situation under control. I HATE ants. I heard once that California is sitting on one gigantic ant hill. I guess all the colonies are linked or something. I fought ants continually after we moved into this house. I would get rid of them one place and they'd pop up somewhere else. Outside we had fire ants everywhere in our yard until we hired an exterminator to come once a month. That exterminator is worth his weight in gold! I haven't seen an ant in months and months. I'd give up cable TV before I'd give up my exterminator. LOL