Monday, March 28, 2016

Bugs Again, Chocolate,

I know you are all agog to know how my battle with bed bugs is going. I am sure there is nothing else on your minds. I wish there was something else on my mind. Anyway, it appears that this diatomaceous earth (DE) is doing the trick. I appear to be avoiding any more bites, so we decided to do the same with Matt's bed. When I started a found a nest of bed bugs on one of the creases of his mattress cover, as I mentioned the other day. Got rid of them and then surrounded the bed with diatomaceous earth. Two days later I checked again and found a smaller nest in the same place, but this time the bugs were dead in place or certainly almost dead which proves to me the stuff works. They had to cross it to get to his mattress cover. There has been nothing since on his bed or mine. Hoorah. I think I was beginning to go mentally bonkers with this business of being a feeding station every night. Of course I don't know about the rest of the rooms - I am assuming they must still be around so I need to do more spreading of the DE. The pest control people are supposed to be coming on the 31st (Thursday) and I will be able to tell them at least the beds are OK, no thanks to them. They will also now find what uncooperative really means. There is no way I am going to strip my home the way I have done twice before in order for them to work on the place. I will deal with it, thank you very much. At the moment I cannot use my bedspread as it dangles on the ground and that is an invitation to the little pests to climb up.

I regret to say that at least two of our chocolate bunnies are somewhat the worse for wear. In fact Matt and I both seem to go for the ears first. Being Lindt chocolate it is absolutely delicious. We have a Lindt store locally but I wouldn't dare go there very often. They give you a Lindor Ball when you walk in the store and you can try before you buy with many of their products. There is no doubt in my mind, that Swiss Chocolate is the very best. I am not alone in this opinion of course. Dutch and Belgian chocolate is pretty good too, but the Swiss have them all beat. Er, update, our first two bunnies have gone the way of all things.

This, to me, is a very unusual tart.

Swiss Easter Rice Tart


8 to 10 servings


Francesco Tonelli for The New York Times

Have a great day
 

19 comments:

  1. Hi Jo - those bed bugs are such a nuisance .. good luck with your methodology continuing on ... As long as you're not being bitten - is helpful - but chasing them down must be draining ...

    Take care - I can see the Swiss Easter Rice Tart - could so easily be delicious ... cheers Hilary

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    1. You are so right Hilary. It is all hard work.

      Looks good doesn't it?

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  2. That tart sounds delicious. Hope the bugs are really gone this time.

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    1. I don't think the bugs are gone from the apartment Denise, but the beds, yes.

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  3. Get tough with the pest people! You've done more for your bug problem than they have at this point.

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    1. Trouble is, I'm not paying them so I can't say a lot. I have certainly spent a lot on fighting them Alex.

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  4. I wouldn't be cooperative with the pest people; they certainly haven't been cooperative with you and this problem has gone on way too long. You apparently have found a solution that is working so that is a good thing! I read somewhere or heard on the news that the ears are usually the first things eaten from Easter bunnies.

    betty

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    1. I'm not sure I will be very cooperative Betty. But on the other hand I don't want to live with DE for the rest of my life. Ears are certainly what we eat first.

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  5. I'm glad the Dia-Earth is working. Surrounding your bed with it reminds me of that Supernatural show where they make a circle around themselves with salt to keep out ghosts.

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    1. Thought it was evil spirits Susan. A friend mentioned using ropes to keep out snakes. I think I would rather have the bugs than snakes.

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  6. Everybody eats the ears first. So glad the earth is working for you. So cool!
    Happy Monday!

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    1. Well I guess they are at the top Yolanda, seems daft starting at the bottom. Pun intended. I am glad it's working too.

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  7. Put those chocolate rabbits out of their misery and gobble them up. I can't stand animal cruelty!

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    1. I'm sorry Pinky, I will do so as fast as I can. Didn't mean to upset you.

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  8. I'm so glad that you are gaining the upper hand on the bugs at last!

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    1. Thanks JoJo. It's not totally over yet I'm afraid.

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  9. Glad to hear that earth is helping. It looks like you are doing g some sort of exorcism and I guess you are. I hope things finally start working your way.

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