<div dir="ltr">i know squirrels hate cayenne pepper.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 27, 2025 at 4:29\u202fPM Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg6388962819293412180"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_6388962819293412180WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Hi Courtney. Very interesting. I wonder if I could spray peppermint oil around my planter\u2019s edges and discourage squirrels from going after my seedlings. Could be worth a try.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Tracy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Courtney F. Smith via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 27, 2025 2:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> List for Blind Crafters and Artists <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Courtney F. Smith <<a href="mailto:cmfulghum@gmail.com" target="_blank">cmfulghum@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">To help with ants in your mailbox, put a few drops of peppermint essential oil on a cotton ball and stick it in the very back of your mailbox. In just a few days, you\u2019ll have no more ants to deal with. We had a similar problem several years ago and I did this and it worked. Also had ants coming in through the window in our laundry room and wiped down around the window with peppermint oil.\u2026\u2026\u2026 No more ants! You can also mix up some of the peppermint essential oil with some fractionated coconut oil and put in a spray bottle. Spray around where you notice ants and that should get rid of your problem. This works for most bugs and rodents.<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div id="m_6388962819293412180ms-outlook-mobile-body-separator-line"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="m_6388962819293412180divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> on behalf of henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 27, 2025 12:19:22 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:hosbornejr@gmail.com" target="_blank">hosbornejr@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:hosbornejr@gmail.com" target="_blank">hosbornejr@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday</span> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Hi Cindy, how about you putting ant traps in your mailbox.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters-bounces@nfbnet.org</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>slery via NFB-Blind-Crafters<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 27, 2025 1:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters <<a href="mailto:nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfb-blind-crafters@nfbnet.org</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> slery <<a href="mailto:slerythema@gmail.com" target="_blank">slerythema@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Successful Saturday</span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;background:white">Well, I did finish my gauge swatch and I cast-on the cardigan today.<br><br>Since Tracy mentioned the outdoors, I am on a super tight budget so I bought one planter box for my porch railing and plan on buying one each year until I have the number I want. I will be planting black and yellow striped petunias if I can find them this year, or just yellow petunias and a row of yellow marigolds. I will be deciding this year what I want to do next year around my mailbox. This year, we will kill off the grass and put out something to keep the ants out of my mailbox. The previous owners left a mailbox that was infested with ants.<br><br>Cindy<u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white">On 4/26/2025 10:38 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:5pt"><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt">It\u2019s Successful Saturday! Have you started or finished a project, or achieved a goal? Share it with us and we\u2019ll celebrate with you.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt">I\u2019m just doing a lot of work in my yard, getting seedlings ready to put in the garden, getting the garden organized, putting out the fountain, organizing hoses \u2026 There\u2019s a lot of work to do. Good thing Spring gives me a shot of energy to do it.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt">And several plants I wasn\u2019t sure made it through the winter have started to leaf out. I\u2019m very happy about that.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt">Tracy</span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span><u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></p><pre style="background:white">_______________________________________________<u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="background:white">NFB-Blind-Crafters mailing list<u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="background:white"><a href="mailto:NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">NFB-Blind-Crafters@nfbnet.org</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="background:white"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org</a><u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="background:white">To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFB-Blind-Crafters:<u></u><u></u></pre><pre style="background:white"><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-blind-crafters_nfbnet.org/slerythema%40gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></pre></blockquote><p class="m_6388962819293412180xmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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