Regina is not the only one who knows how to whip up a potion.

If you live anywhere in the Southeast of this country, then Palmetto Bugs are likely the bane of your existence.  I have been lucky the last several years because my house has not had any Palmetto Bugs since it was last fumigated for termites.  Seems I got a bit of a two-for-one deal out of that.  Well, it was nice while it lasted.  Now I've noticed that the little bastards have returned.  I started noticing one here and there a couple months ago.  The worst part is knowing that if you see one there are likely hundreds more lurking in the walls, under the lower cabinets and appliances, and God knows where else.  The last straw was when the little bastards started trying to eat their way into my vegetable shortening can.

So that did it.  Last straw.  And I can't stay up all night to try to spray them when they come out so I decided to whip up a little death potion for them.  I remember reading a long time ago that boric acid will kill roaches and that you can make dough balls as bait.  So I did a little web search to refresh my memory and sure enough!  I had remembered correctly that you can mix Borax together with some flour and add a bit of water to it and mix it until it forms a dough.  Then roll bits of the poison dough into little balls the size of a large marble and strategically place them in the cabinets and under the appliances.  Sure enough, just after I did this the other night, the next day when I checked, the bait-balls had been chewed on.  I was delighted!  The stupid things *will* eat anything!

From what I read,  Palmetto Bugs have a longer maturation and gestation period than German roaches so it takes a bit longer to kill off the Palmettos.  (As an aside, as bad as Palmetto Bugs are, it is waaaaay better to have them than German roaches.  German roaches multiply like rabbits and literally get into everything and are NASTY!)  So with my Roach Killing Potion I'm looking at a couple months until total eradication.  That's fine with me.  I'm a patient killer of roaches.

Now to go in a slightly different direction.  Last night's episode of OUAT was pretty good.  There were a couple subtle things that I picked up on that could lead to future awesomeness.  Firstly, the scene where Regina was whipping up the Sleeping Curse potion to put Charming under so he could deliver the message to Snow.  I liked when Henry comes up to her and says, "So this is how you do it."  He seemed intrigued.  It seems like there is a potential for future bonding with him and Regina. (And if the hand holding was any clue.)  Maybe he'll cut her a bit of slack.  Then the scene where Emma says that this is all Regina's fault.  I see future dickishness from Emma toward Regina and maybe it somehow turns Henry off from Emma a bit and more toward Regina.  After all, Regina is trying to reform and is actually doing something good.  Now Emma(when she and the crew finally return from Fairy Tail Land) is going to be acting like an ass toward Regina for no apparent reason.  It's going to make Regina look better in Henry's eyes, in my opinion.  It would be cool if he got seduced a bit into the Dark Side.  It would make for a good story line.  And I must say, Barbara Hershey is absolutely terrifyingly evil in the role of Cora.  She, Lana Parrilla, and Robert Carlyle are such scene stealers!