Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 any one have a cat friendly way to get ants out of the house? no matter what i do, how clean i keep the kitchen, they swarm as soon as it gets warm! i don't want to use poison or anything that is bad for me or the cats. thank you!!!!! ______________________________\ ____ Be a PS3 game guru. Get your game face on with the latest PS3 news and previews at Games. http://videogames./platform?platform=120121 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 Try mint -- a plant, the essential oil, etc. Donna ------ m k wrote: > > any one have a cat friendly way to get ants out of the house? no > matter what i do, how clean i keep the kitchen, they swarm as soon as > it gets warm! i don't want to use poison or anything that is bad for > me or the cats. thank you!!!!! > > ________ > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 I found a book a year ago on cleaning the home without using chemicals. I can't think of the name or find it. It walked away again. ;-) Anyway, we used to have a huge ant problem in our kitchen until last summer. We made sure the kids actually put their trash in the trash cans. Then I started cleaning with a mixture of vinegar and peppermint essential oil. The ants don't like the peppermint and vinegar. So we haven't had a problem until recently (I've been too sick to clean the kitchen). -- Renee W. reneewo I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. Ephesians 1:18-19a Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 I've also heard ants don't like chili powder... Marie On 4/11/07, Donna Faith K-Brooks <thnkfree wrote: > > > Try mint -- a plant, the essential oil, etc. > Donna > ------------------------- > > m k wrote: > > > > any one have a cat friendly way to get ants out of the house? no > > matter what i do, how clean i keep the kitchen, they swarm as soon as > > it gets warm! i don't want to use poison or anything that is bad for > > me or the cats. thank you!!!!! > > > > ________ > > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 i've tried cinnamon, too. cheryl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 I have used cinnamon and bay leaves before to keep ants out. ______________________________\ ____ Never miss an email again! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search./toolbar/features/mail/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 12, 2007 Penny royal is safe for kitty and is another strong smell ants don't like. You can also place a line of ash around the foundation of your home as the ash cuts the carapace so ants won't cross it. BL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I am putting together a list of homemade cosmetic and toiletry recipes and will post them later today Brenda , " Kim " <bearhouse5 wrote: > > The recipes would be wonderful, Brenda. > > Just post them to the group as you would any message and I'll take it > from there. It will be great to give the poor little toothpaste recipe > some company. > > Kim > > > , " berrywell " > <berrywell@> wrote: > > > > Hi, Kim, > > I would be glad to share my recipes with the group. Tell me what > > type of file to put it in and I will send it to you. Is a " wordpad " > > file ok > > Brenda > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Fabulous Brenda. I'll look forward to them. Kim , " berrywell " <berrywell wrote: > > I am putting together a list of homemade cosmetic and toiletry > recipes and will post them later today > Brenda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Welcome Harmony! Glad to have you here. Harmony Velardi <veganbreeze wrote: Hi Everyone Happy to be here Our family has been vegetarian since the late 1980's and vegan since 1991. We have raised 3 vegan children, however only the last child (now 15) has been vegan from birth. We have 1 grandchild who will be 1 in January and will be vegan also. My oldest daughter trained her husband who was raised an omnivore to be vegan at home. I was a member of a great vegan group (NJ vegan families) but we live in rural NY now. I love to cook vegan dishes for our friends that are omnivores and they love my foods. The biggest hit is Tofu riccotta and seitan pepperoni. I have earned my BS in Holistic Nutrition through Clayton College and I am working on my masters. I love to do vegan seminars (which I have only done1 so far with a prospect of another) We have farm animals as pets and we are homeschoolers since 1992. Great to be here Blessings Harmony Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make your homepage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted December 2, 2007 Hi Harmony, Welcome to the group. Thank you for the introduction. Your family sounds wonderful. Do be sure to check out our recipe files filled with tons of tried and true recipes. The files contain many vegan recipes (and we try to note that the recipe is vegan when we file them). /files I hope you enjoy it here, Susie --- Harmony Velardi <veganbreeze wrote: > Hi Everyone > Happy to be here > Our family has been vegetarian since the late > 1980's and vegan since 1991. We have raised 3 vegan > children, however only the last child (now 15) has > been vegan from birth. We have 1 grandchild who will > be 1 in January and will be vegan also. My oldest > daughter trained her husband who was raised an > omnivore to be vegan at home. > I was a member of a great vegan group (NJ vegan > families) but we live in rural NY now. > I love to cook vegan dishes for our friends that > are omnivores and they love my foods. The biggest > hit is Tofu riccotta and seitan pepperoni. > I have earned my BS in Holistic Nutrition through > Clayton College and I am working on my masters. I > love to do vegan seminars (which I have only done1 > so far with a prospect of another) > We have farm animals as pets and we are > homeschoolers since 1992. > Great to be here > Blessings > Harmony ______________________________\ ____ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make your homepage. http://www./r/hs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted March 2, 2008 Welcome to the group, Andrea. I look forward to reading your posts. ~ PT ~ Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~ George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) ~~~*~~~*~~~*~~~> , " afarnie " <afarnie wrote: > > Hi, my name is Andrea. I have been a vegetarian for about 10 years. I > don't eat meat, or processed sugar. But, I do still eat meat > byproducts, pasta, and bread. I need to cut out the dairy, and reduce > the starches. I am looking to focus more on raw foods to eat and live > healthier. I would love input on diverse raw foods recipes and > diversify my diet. (afarnie) > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 22, 2008 hi zach, welcome to the group. i've been an avid mushroom hunter for the past couple of years, but i only take pictures. i'd probably eat the wrong one and off myself. i live in virginia (between richmond and dc) and there are just tons of different kinds of mushrooms here. the other day i found stinkhorns for the first time. i hope you enjoy the group, susie teosinte1989 <teosinte1989 introduction Wednesday, October 22, 2008, 5:54 PM hi all...my name is Zach,I live in a sprinfield ohio suburb called northridge.. so anyway I am part native american(half) and I have always loved the wilderness.. .4 years ago I became a vegetarian because I realized after watching a horible episode of animal precient that animals suffer and not eating them is much more civilized..my intrests include foraging plants and mushrooms I ate 13 kinds of wild mushrooms I live by a wooded area and I look there alot of the trees were uprooted by huricane ike. Zach Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 30, 2009 Welcome!I'm in Auckland, New Zealand, but my husband Billy is originally from Miami Beach (which is not really that close to you, but it's the same state!).You'll find lots of inspiration on this wonderful list - and I frequently find great recipes on www.fatfreevegan.com. Best wishesAlice LeonardANGEL FOOD for vegan treats: marshmallow, meringue, cheeses and creamPO Box 78111 Grey Lynn, Auckland, New ZealandPhone 0064 9 3764623 or 021 2964996www.facebook.com/alice.leonardThis is why I'm vegan:"The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men." - Alice Walker On 30/07/2009, at 11:07 AM, dgp wrote:I am so glad to have found this group as I am really anxious to learn some new recipes.I retired 2 years ago to a wonderful home in the country surrounded by pasture, woodlands, and wetlands. Gardening has been wonderful here and I lost 10 pounds this past year by just working there and eating the wonderful vegetables.Dorothy in N. FL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted July 30, 2009 Hi Dorothy! Welcome to FFV! Veggies Rule Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted October 28, 2009 Welcome to the group! How is it being vegetarian in your neck of the wods, fairley easy? Kids are so great, in that the majority of them are compeled to have compassion for animalswithout ever having to be taught to! Any ways welcome!! Namaste Amity , " jennifereramsey " <jennifereramsey wrote: > > Hello, > > I've just joined this group and would like to say hello! > > I'm in the UK (from Ireland but now living in Scotland). I've been vegetarian for 20 years and have a daughter who is nearly four. My daughter is also vegetarian though my husband is not. > > My daughter has amazed me as we've been talking about being vegetarian and she's very keen to be veggie! She noticed that most other people eat meat (we don't seem to have many vegetarian friends) and we talked about that and I told her that I don't but that she could if she wanted. I was secretly thrilled that she said she felt it was wrong to eat animals and that she wanted to be vegetarian like me! > > Looking forward to being part of this group and hope to learn a lot! > > Kind wishes, > > Jenny. > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted January 28, 2010 Hello, my name is Kathy. I became Vegan on January 4, 2010, after reading the book, 'Skinny Bitch' and watching the documentary 'Food, Inc.'. I wasn't a vegetarian prior to becoming Vegan. My family is not vegetarian or Vegan and have no plans of becoming vegetarian or Vegan. I also live in a small, rural, farming, fishing & hunting community. I have to drive 90 minutes round-trip to buy my groceries at 'Whole Foods'. So, I am looking for some Vegan friends & guides. ) I am 49 years old, married, have 2 children, 7 critter-kids and love arts & crafts. With Lovingkindness, Kathy =^..^= " Compassion is the radicalism of our time. " - Dalai Lama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
