Last summer I mistakenly left some fresh corn in a cooler on the side porch overnight. I thought it was a good idea since I did not have room in the refrigerator for the dozen ears. It was a big mistake because I came out the next morning to a side porch covered in a ripped up cooler and the remains of all of the corn on the deck. What a mess. Our friendly raccoon had quite a feast and maybe invited some friends over to have a midnight snack.

This weekend when I was driving down the driveway and headed into the garage I saw something under the front deck. It was not there before and I could not really tell what it was . So after I parked in the garage I got on the ground and fished it out.

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That, my friends, is the remains of a Christmas present Micah sent us. Date on the box is December 20th. Micah had sent us several things and when he asked if we had gotten the Godiva chocolate I had to tell him no. Don’t worry – he had it redelivered and it was yummy but the mystery of the missing box remained until 3 1/2 months later when somehow the box appeared within sight distance . Ripped apart with no sign of the chocolates. Once again, I blame Rocky the Raccoon.

So I have learned that nothing is safe here in the woods from Rocky. If you send me food, please make sure it is delivered during the day when I am home or before Rocky helps himself. I don’t trust him one bit.