@Appleblossom 

Hi Apple

Yes - I am coping in my own unique way - life has its ups and downs and this I accept with a grain of salt and a lot of humour. I can be very satirical and it helps.

My new pest exterminator is coming back today to take the trapdoor out of the roof void and replace it with some mesh - as he did on the other side of the firewall between my place and the disused unit next to mine. The possum came into my roof - or just woke up - on the night after the man had been up there - possums are clumsy and noisy and fight to the death - something we could all do without - and when my unwelcome guest found his way out blocked he had a hissy fit and crashed around in the roof until the apple on the other side of the trap door lured him out - marked "eat me" I imagine - and who wants to go down the rabbit hole with Alice?

Anyway - the man is coming back to get his trap door and bait my roof void again with different bait for the resident rat who seems to be nesting in the wall next to my bed. He is noisy about going out at night and even noisier coming in come morning - this is not a pleasant way for anyone to be woken up. But yeah - as I said - with more satire - more "eat me" stuff is going into the roof today and it is more tricky than an apple. Wow!

I think my pest exterminator is arriving - back later.

I understand the conversation stuff - I like it myself - we are social beings after all

Lots of care and understanding

Owlunar