tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post4026217505406207571..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Mices: An UpdateGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-6305699882791003702015-05-15T16:05:08.987+01:002015-05-15T16:05:08.987+01:00And I usually listen to your advice. Sorry.And I usually listen to your advice. Sorry.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34341004111882269422015-05-15T16:04:38.353+01:002015-05-15T16:04:38.353+01:00Virginia I'm just a big softie that's all....Virginia I'm just a big softie that's all.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-39599946482762726252015-05-14T18:01:28.252+01:002015-05-14T18:01:28.252+01:00I've told you before not to stop taking your m...I've told you before not to stop taking your medication !Marcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859972397663662509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81179216208815552542015-05-14T11:25:10.837+01:002015-05-14T11:25:10.837+01:00You do have a heart of GOLD....those mice don'...You do have a heart of GOLD....those mice don't know how lucky they were to have you around.VirginiaChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282569773671179047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62328932424050533832015-05-13T19:19:28.209+01:002015-05-13T19:19:28.209+01:00No Meike I don't think they would have. They w...No Meike I don't think they would have. They were jumping up and down with the lid off and couldn't get out because the sides were too sheer and slippy with no purchase for their claws. I had to tip the container on its side to free them. I was under the impression that whilst the finches were breeding at the moment the food was fairly scarce compared with the autumn because they feed on the seeds that the plants produce during the summer. I suspect field mice are probably opportunists and the more they eat the more they will breed. I have no evidence of that though.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45104235413054105872015-05-13T19:10:40.015+01:002015-05-13T19:10:40.015+01:00Pauline I wasn't aware there were any big mice...Pauline I wasn't aware there were any big mice. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10056492303078979022015-05-13T06:31:44.296+01:002015-05-13T06:31:44.296+01:00I wonder, would they have ever gotten back out if ...I wonder, would they have ever gotten back out if you had not opened the container? Probably not... and if you had gone to NZ and returned months later as you used to do, you'd have found two small skeletons at the bottom of an otherwise empty container.<br />Hmmm feeding mice seems... not really necessary, does it? One should think they find enough to eat out where they belong, just like birds do at this time of the year.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4047374489307566402015-05-13T01:06:54.247+01:002015-05-13T01:06:54.247+01:00I must be the odd one out. Not for the first time...I must be the odd one out. Not for the first time, I admit. I do not like little mice. Big field mice OK, but not little mice. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62867198711033102222015-05-12T23:51:43.462+01:002015-05-12T23:51:43.462+01:00Absolutely true Red.Absolutely true Red.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-4869620190710637622015-05-12T23:43:52.535+01:002015-05-12T23:43:52.535+01:00These characters are twice as smart as we think th...These characters are twice as smart as we think they are.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49868570479583876672015-05-12T22:39:42.804+01:002015-05-12T22:39:42.804+01:00Spesh me, soft? Hard as marshmallow nails I am.Spesh me, soft? Hard as marshmallow nails I am.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-47419098504005315332015-05-12T22:34:59.234+01:002015-05-12T22:34:59.234+01:00You have just confirmed what I already knew - You ...You have just confirmed what I already knew - You are just one big softy. Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35021849015672450872015-05-12T22:26:56.766+01:002015-05-12T22:26:56.766+01:00Kate there is a way with the iPad which Carol in C...Kate there is a way with the iPad which Carol in Cairns told me but I think almost everyone with an iPad has to put up with this irritation. Apple and Google just don't like each other! I wonder why it isn't mouse mouses?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-46161606434105778712015-05-12T21:48:33.396+01:002015-05-12T21:48:33.396+01:00Stupid iPad. Cannot correct. Blouse, BLICE.Stupid iPad. Cannot correct. Blouse, BLICE.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-19551555040104533072015-05-12T21:47:33.300+01:002015-05-12T21:47:33.300+01:00Mouse, mice, blouse, blouse, house hice, Mouse, mice, blouse, blouse, house hice, Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-42998510756000510732015-05-12T21:03:44.712+01:002015-05-12T21:03:44.712+01:00YP they wouldn't be crunchy if you de-bone the...YP they wouldn't be crunchy if you de-bone them (would they?). I think I'll pass on the mice recipe. I am, by inclination though not wholly in practice, a person who doesn't eat meat. Mice would, I suspect, get stuck in my teeth.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21674350966456996952015-05-12T19:29:42.105+01:002015-05-12T19:29:42.105+01:00I'm sure, Monica, they will spread the word. B...I'm sure, Monica, they will spread the word. Birds, mice, whatever they all need food.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-34670177789426951542015-05-12T19:28:43.008+01:002015-05-12T19:28:43.008+01:00Frances underneath this gruff exterior there beats...Frances underneath this gruff exterior there beats a heart of...there beats a heart.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-50710739985257718192015-05-12T19:25:32.548+01:002015-05-12T19:25:32.548+01:00Ah Carol I think you may be correct. Mouse, mice, ...Ah Carol I think you may be correct. Mouse, mice, meece (or is it meese?).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73276975585504901992015-05-12T19:23:39.437+01:002015-05-12T19:23:39.437+01:00Yes Adrian. They are messy little things but I sti...Yes Adrian. They are messy little things but I still love them.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-84259893347739505232015-05-12T18:39:57.512+01:002015-05-12T18:39:57.512+01:00In some countries, people eat mice though I unders...In some countries, people eat mice though I understand they are rather crunchy. Why not give them a try? Here's a recipe:-<br />FIELD MICE PIE (OLD-TIME) <br />12 nice plump field mice, cooked & deboned<br />1 qt. mixed vegetables<br />1 med. onion<br />1 qt. potatoes, cubed<br />1 lg. pinch salt<br />Cook all ingredients together and place in a casserole lined with pie dough. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour at 375 degrees.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-76560616562951628462015-05-12T16:54:21.215+01:002015-05-12T16:54:21.215+01:00You're a kind man. I hope the mice appreciate ...You're a kind man. I hope the mice appreciate it, but don't tell all their family and friends... ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-15976158760667575262015-05-12T14:39:16.624+01:002015-05-12T14:39:16.624+01:00Carol don't be silly it's mouse and by the...Carol don't be silly it's mouse and by the way there were two.ADRIANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07113961163396562781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45958914993364281652015-05-12T13:41:21.205+01:002015-05-12T13:41:21.205+01:00What a soft-hearted man you are, Graham. Lucky mic...What a soft-hearted man you are, Graham. Lucky mice!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-81863746152606990312015-05-12T12:52:19.009+01:002015-05-12T12:52:19.009+01:00I am pretty sure the plural of mice is not mices ~...I am pretty sure the plural of mice is not mices ~ it is meece!!! That will have you running for the dictionary (tee hee)carol in cairnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361149279309934814noreply@blogger.com