Final Score: Bat 1, Fiddlesticks 0

I'm not really sure, but I think he came back last night. I dunno--either it was a very big moth or a very small bat. He circled the ceiling four or five times, then vanished and did not return. I was not really in the mood to deal with a bat attack, as I was already being attacked by something I ate earlier in the day, so I was glad when he went away. Still, I've decided to cede the territory to the flying rat--I've moved out of that bedroom, which can be sealed off at night. Now he can haunt the ceiling to his black heart's content; I don't think there's any way he can get into the main part of the house when the back bedroom door is shut.

This actually solves a number of problems, while creating only a few new ones, as far as I can tell. The floor in that back bedroom is not level, and thus neither was the bed, which made sleeping difficult. I believe I've mentioned that the big window never really closes, making the room fairly breezy and cool. Plus it gets very light very early, and also is in the line of fire of the nighttime airport beacon, and I won't miss either form of light pollution very much. Maybe I'll convert the back room into a dining area, so I can enjoy the morning light and views that way. Hmmm.

My new bedroom, upper left, is in the front of the cottage (southwest corner), has level floors and tight windows. It's near the stove, so it will be warm in winter--I only hope it's not too warm. The bathroom is off this room, which might cause a problem if I ever have a non-amorous overnight guest, but is a godsend when my stomach behaves like it did last night. The move allowed me to put some of the borrowed furniture to better use than I was giving it, and it permits me to have a furnished front room, right and below left, rather than a largely empty space. One newly-created problem is that the bedroom has a beautiful red and blue Persian rug, and even my color-deficient eyes tell me that my brown bedding scheme clashes with it. Click the picture to enlarge it, and you'll see what I mean.

So far, however, I like it. I hope the bat does too.