more on the 5th flatmate

i'm learning new things about squirrels every day. muffy reminds me of an oversize gerbil, the kind you had in cages in a kid, running through platstic tubes and on neverending wheels. muffy eats the plastic though, especially if there's nuts or seeds on the otherside. and instead of a cage bedded in straw, she likes to leap across the dirty dishes on the counter, knocking wine glasses and cartons of eggs to the kitchen floor.

looking forward to hibernation time, i am. until then we feed her nibbles, shoo her out, vacuum the chocolate wrapper she stole from the trash and shredded across three rooms, and laugh.