bugs in the system
Summer is attacking us in the kitchen. We've been invaded, simultaneously, by not one but two species of insect: fruit flies and pantry moths. The former prefers the fruit peels in the compost and the half tomato on the counter to our traps (despite our efforts to chase them and force them into the trap's tiny holes), and the latter has been quietly feasting and raising families on the stale cereal and pancake mix left behind by our almost-departed roommate. Clearly, the answer is a concerted campaign of cleanliness and indeed sterilization! ... but that's so much work. We made a fair start on restoring the entire kitchen to a state of rational organization this afternoon, but much more work remains before we can begin to take our food-preparation spaces back from the bugs.