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THERE’S A BUG (MOTH) IN CAROLYN’S EAR
By Cochran Cornell, the Cantankerous Cockroach
After my very early morning experience when a moth flew in my ear, I invited my cartoon character Cochran Cornell the Cantankerous Cockroach to tell all you good folks the story from his point of view.
Last night, my creator, Carolyn, came up with a new definition for the phrase “You have a bug in your ear!”
It happened at 3:15 a.m. She was trying to sleep, lying on her side, with her cat Honey resting on her shoulder and purring loudly in her ear. Suddenly, she jumped up, startling Honey and dumping her off the bed. Something was in (more…)
Mayflies & Blisterflies: Summer Pests
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MAYFLIES & BLISTERFLIES: SUMMER PESTS
In mid-June my husband Monte and I spent a week in Lakeside, Ohio, at what is known as The Chautauqua on Lake Erie. My son was a delegate at an Ohio United Methodist Church conference, and was staying in accommodations that would allow us to visit him while he was there.
Just about the time we were leaving Lakeside, the mayflies were arriving.
While traveling and during our visit, I was reviewing the chapters I have written in my historic romance novel, Intertwined Love, which included information on a summer pest in Philadelphia, the blisterfly.
I cannot help but write about the similarities and the differences between the summer infestations of insects in 2010 Lakeside and 1791 Philadelphia.
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Mayflies usually live for 24-72 hours. Don’t forget that they’ve already spent 1-2 years on the bottom of the lake as a (more…)