Top Tips - Eliminating mice from your windmill.

Do you remember we had a problem with mice a while ago?
Well truth be told we still have a small problem with mice but it's not in the same scale as it was back in Dec 2007. I have no idea if this winter has been far colder and there simply aren't as many mice to go around, or perhaps we are far better at eliminating crumbs from our kitchen and catching the few that are still hanging around our house. (i'm sorry but i do not go in for the humane versions, and yes i did once own a pet rat called Splatty)

But anyway whether you live in a house or a windmill in old Amsterdam, apparently:

To Deter Mice
Mice have a great dislike to the smell of peppermint; a little oil of peppermint placed round their haunts will keep the pests away.
(taken from Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany by Ben Schott)

I'll keep that top tip on hand for the new place should we need it.

This pic is of little Mrs. Tittlemouse, a book which was written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.