tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post597863925947247817..comments2024-03-27T02:20:56.245-05:00Comments on Travels with Emma: Possibilities always make my head swimTravels with Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00411769980205792011noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-73710682864147018502012-03-19T19:46:20.362-05:002012-03-19T19:46:20.362-05:00I say, "It's nice to have choices!"I say, "It's nice to have choices!"Nickie and Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566506168550004304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-3919904988805479272012-03-19T13:19:20.857-05:002012-03-19T13:19:20.857-05:00Great photos as usual. They are really getting a ...Great photos as usual. They are really getting a deal if you are doing the booklets for the refuge. Makes it easy having a team working together. I'll have to keep the dryer sheets in mind. Last I heard, they were recommended for mice--now mosquitoes and noseeums. An RVer can't afford to be without them. Oh, I forgot about using the used ones to clean bugs off the RV. :)<br /><br />http://travelinglongdogs.blogspot.com/TravelingLongdogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562207397650862936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-90107874707805355122012-03-18T14:29:30.562-05:002012-03-18T14:29:30.562-05:00I have a dryer sheet in the pocket of my outside c...I have a dryer sheet in the pocket of my outside chair - sticking out. I heard it was for mosquitoes, too. The last two nights I've had my door open longer than usual after dark - with the screen closed - and its the first time I've had little tiny bugs around my ceiling light in Arizona. I use my big sticky roller thing to roll them right off the ceiling. (Usually use it for dog hair, but it works great for bugs, too.)Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16516591720277269204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-36399293922807792602012-03-17T14:34:35.711-05:002012-03-17T14:34:35.711-05:00I lived in "bug country" (Florida) for 3...I lived in "bug country" (Florida) for 36 years and "no-bug country" (California and Arizona) for 27 years. No contest. You couldn't drag me back kicking and screaming to bug country. The desert is different from the tropics, but it didn't take me long to adjust.judilynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640947046484366376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-51471683544193449722012-03-17T10:22:53.400-05:002012-03-17T10:22:53.400-05:00I missed looking at your pictures and reading your...I missed looking at your pictures and reading your blog.<br />I have heard of using dryer sheets for this but never have tried it. For no see ums or any other bites I use Stridex that face stuff for pimples. I rub it in real good and it works for me. <br />Maybe if you take that job in Arizona I will drive down or is it up to meet you. Need to look it up.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05658713978278693047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-88576984773078228912012-03-16T23:28:36.571-05:002012-03-16T23:28:36.571-05:00With all those daily visitors, glad to see the NWR...With all those daily visitors, glad to see the NWR is finally getting their monies worth out of you! ;c)Paul and Marti Dahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17332654035718777839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-35263483856659568402012-03-16T21:03:21.337-05:002012-03-16T21:03:21.337-05:00Well those are some decisions to ponder. I'm ...Well those are some decisions to ponder. I'm sure you will get it all worked out. Just make sure the place has squirrels so Emma will have her duties to perform too.Margie and Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778628815035344373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-28617774921985375332012-03-16T09:51:36.863-05:002012-03-16T09:51:36.863-05:00I vote for Arizona at least 3 months...No bugs out...I vote for Arizona at least 3 months...No bugs out there that I remember..But McGyver and I couldn't stay in one place longer than one month..I say that,knowing that I don't have to drive this thing..and understand your concern about a 2000 mile haul out West...Just stay South of I-10 that time of year, and you should miss any snow..They do have sand storms every so often tho....Things happen for reasons...I always consider that ...Dennis and Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320009741335075781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-74955025734565582272012-03-16T09:07:48.552-05:002012-03-16T09:07:48.552-05:00have also heard that avon skin so soft has an odor...have also heard that avon skin so soft has an odor the bugs dont like. Emma is sure intense in her duties...guess like Mom like furbaby.<br />3 month split sounds great. Just think the vegatation and aviary you will see in southwest will be so diverse from the southDonna W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05019476423396804316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-89023170039667870002012-03-16T09:05:17.973-05:002012-03-16T09:05:17.973-05:00I'm with everyone on the no-see-ums... They ma...I'm with everyone on the no-see-ums... They make me crazy! I think 3 months in each place sounds like a better idea too. We're currently looking for someplace warm to land in about January. Arizona sounds like a great place to me, but it has to be a paying job for us...Carol Kerrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12120710780618404080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-66693044072662534512012-03-16T08:11:38.571-05:002012-03-16T08:11:38.571-05:00That's one very good reason we will head back ...That's one very good reason we will head back to Arizona next year, those no-see-ums were terrible in Florida--I'm still itching!Janna and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591282756244454689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-50286674303958386142012-03-16T05:21:34.234-05:002012-03-16T05:21:34.234-05:00Emma knows you have an ongoing battle with the squ...Emma knows you have an ongoing battle with the squirrels and bird feeders, so she's trying to help you out :-))) I heard those dryer sheets also work to keep mosquitoes away.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333995679958103393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-10554430597917865692012-03-16T00:07:58.536-05:002012-03-16T00:07:58.536-05:00The Mohave flower pics on my blog were taken not t...The Mohave flower pics on my blog were taken not too far from Blythe! You sure could see quite a bit of diverse nature out there (and if you take a tour thru the nearby Slabs, see some diverse humans as well...ha!). But I'm sure you'll figure out which NWR feels like the best fit and enjoy every minute of it!Lynne (WinnieViews)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17043666828785051719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-69307822766496166002012-03-15T23:37:18.648-05:002012-03-15T23:37:18.648-05:00I scrub Benadryl lotion on my bites before going t...I scrub Benadryl lotion on my bites before going to bed. It's the only way I can sleep. I've spent several winters in Arizona now with no bites at all. And all bugs love me. I don't spend a lot of time outdoors during our Minnesota summers!Linda Sandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12734450335251336493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-75861708992393797142012-03-15T23:22:26.504-05:002012-03-15T23:22:26.504-05:00Whiskey was alway sitting at the window "squi...Whiskey was alway sitting at the window "squirreling" she just loved it! I sure do miss that now. Don't miss the gnats and no-see-ums though!<br /><br />Kevin and Ruth<br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-59116874032528745402012-03-15T23:01:33.674-05:002012-03-15T23:01:33.674-05:00I think you and Diana work great together. Your ph...I think you and Diana work great together. Your photos are wonderful, and I am sure her computer skills are great also.<br />That is a big discussion you have. We haven't been in any one place for six months for quiet awhile. I don't envy you in your discussion. Whatever you decide, make it for you only!where's weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06146465650359155960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-45304178623795364342012-03-15T22:04:38.974-05:002012-03-15T22:04:38.974-05:00Noseeums are THE worst. I am really dreading havi...Noseeums are THE worst. I am really dreading having to be in Florida over the summer. I wanted to be moving up the gulf coast about now.<br />So let me know if this dryer sheet stuff works and I'll buy the by the cart full.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00328866430156879312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-85754398292002178272012-03-15T21:31:37.636-05:002012-03-15T21:31:37.636-05:00Wherever you decide to be I know we will all be go...Wherever you decide to be I know we will all be going along for the ride! It is nice to have choices. We have not had any bug issues in the winter in the SW and this is our 2nd winter this direction. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263191567454481794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-27074484398850122852012-03-15T21:25:42.093-05:002012-03-15T21:25:42.093-05:00fun in the sun next winter sounds like a great ide...fun in the sun next winter sounds like a great idea..and no bugs would be even better!Sue and Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436889944386917688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774004683471521654.post-28383478736803446212012-03-15T20:43:05.375-05:002012-03-15T20:43:05.375-05:00Spending 3 months each at two different places sou...Spending 3 months each at two different places sounds more interesting than 6 months at one place.Gypsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052445200220681513noreply@blogger.com