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October 14, 2014

Sippican's Two Sons

Sippican Cottage: From Hornets To Ladybugs The roof over this room was open to the air when we moved here,

and while we got rid of the squirrels when I climbed up there and fixed it, the hornets stayed. The windows in the dormer were in such bad shape that the hornets passed in and out through the defunct weight pockets and the window frames. My Heir and I got some old, salvaged windows from a neighbor's remodel, and some boards from another neighbor who was cleaning out his garage, and we installed the windows in place of the old ones, and trimmed it out with the free boards. Now the room is filled with ladybugs. I hope my boys' lives will go from hornets to ladybugs in the same way -- with patient, unyielding effort. I am filled with doubts. How much better do they need to be before anyone notices that they're extraordinary?

Posted by gerardvanderleun at October 14, 2014 7:59 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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First it gets cold, then it gets warm, and that is the trigger that stirs the ladybugs. In a ceiling corner of our laundry room I saw at least 1000 of them in a mass grouping. And they sting.

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 14, 2014 6:16 PM

The only insects my uncle Letsgo worried about were poultry fleas.

Posted by: chasmatic [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 14, 2014 10:16 PM

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