There is a particularly stubborn gang of paper wasps hanging around the outside of the house this summer. After days of spraying spots where they tried building a new intended paper nest (spray was soapy water) they finally seem to have dispersed. But for the second time in recent days a large robust wasp ended up in the master bathroom. Last night one appeared and ended up bouncing on the window where I finally trapped it behind the flyswatter (moved to the bedroom after the first wasp appearance) and squashed it. I am wondering if there are wasps in the attic and getting in through the growing crack at the intersection of wall and ceiling (because of the foundation shift.) Not something I want to go up into the attic to check (plus it is an oven up there right now.)

An email question yesterday from an eBay shopper asked about the wood in an antique spoon rack I've listed; I surmise it is a softwood like pine, not hardwood like oak, but have no way to prove it. When I look at that listing today there is a red line at the top of the page highlighting the message that this item is in someone else's cart. Odd that it would be in the cart still a day later when there was no answer and no sale. I await events. It would be nice to get that large box out of here soon.