As I mentioned, we have a small guest in our house, Abner the mouse. He likes to eat all kinds of people food, including bananas. They appear to be a favorite fruit. Here, you can see how he’s nibbled off the end of a banana.

I know, it sounds revolting to have a mouse in your house, let alone notice its eating habits, and name it. Friends and family tell me I should set traps. The problem? I love animals and have become rather fond of our little friend. He has good taste. He’s discriminating. He likes whole-wheat pasta over white. The other day he got into my dark chocolate chips. Ah, a creature after my own heart.

So in lieu of traps, I have elected to cover, seal, wrap, and box anything Abner could nibble through. Each night I usually cover our fruit bowl with a huge wooden salad bowl. To Abner’s surprise and delight, the other night I forgot.