So came back to find lamps knocked over and after initially worrying burglers had been, I unearthed a squirrel that had come down the chimney and then gone apeshit in the sitting-room/kitchen when it realised it was trapped.
It's currently hiding behind the cupboards in said kitchen and won't come out. F**ker. I've laid a small trail of nuts to the door to the garden and the door is hooked open. However, having had a squirrel run all over your work surfaces and turf through your fruit bowl, and because I do want the bugger to come out and leave I am left with the problem of
(a) Cannot cook food because cannot go into kitchen.
(b) Cannot eat the left-out, easy to grab fruit because it might have been walked over by mucky paws, and the fridge only has some cheese in it.
(c) The back door is wide open and the skies are clear. Yes the house is now freezing.
(d) LB's scavenged supper is likely to consist of a slice of cold cheese, some custard creams, and some wine to try and take her mind of the fact that she CANNOT GET TO HER REAL FOOD.
On the plus side, wine plus Torchwood is on in T-5 minutes. If it's as fun as last week's I should be in good hands for the tough evening ahead.
It's currently hiding behind the cupboards in said kitchen and won't come out. F**ker. I've laid a small trail of nuts to the door to the garden and the door is hooked open. However, having had a squirrel run all over your work surfaces and turf through your fruit bowl, and because I do want the bugger to come out and leave I am left with the problem of
(a) Cannot cook food because cannot go into kitchen.
(b) Cannot eat the left-out, easy to grab fruit because it might have been walked over by mucky paws, and the fridge only has some cheese in it.
(c) The back door is wide open and the skies are clear. Yes the house is now freezing.
(d) LB's scavenged supper is likely to consist of a slice of cold cheese, some custard creams, and some wine to try and take her mind of the fact that she CANNOT GET TO HER REAL FOOD.
On the plus side, wine plus Torchwood is on in T-5 minutes. If it's as fun as last week's I should be in good hands for the tough evening ahead.