I got to thinking about spiders
I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT SPIDERS, I know, I know, they make me shudder,too. Way too
many hairy legs, and the big ones… don’t get me started.
On the other hand, they’re also an inspiration, so intrepid. Look at all that work they do to get the webs made, and in the most incongruous places—like that spot from my sofa leg to the floor, and a corner of the TV to the cabinet, and the dog to his bed.
Yes, yes, the little buggers occasionally go a bit too far, and I’m not just talking about the dog to his bed, either. I was leaning an elbow up against the wall to chat with a friend on the phone and the next thing I know I’m sporting a web from elbow to rib-cage! And, no, we didn’t talk that long.
I can’t, simply can’t spray them, or fumigate the house. Two reasons: I have several pets, and the poison could harm them; besides, the spiders eat other pests, right? Flies, gnats, small children.
Alright, so that second reason is weak, especially if you count the small children, and definitely when guests come over and see cobwebs everywhere and they’re thinking I’m just a bad housekeeper. They’re right of course, I’d rather write mysteries that entertain and amuse readers than kill spiders and sweep out cobwebs. http://tinyurl.com/6hdg3bf
But, I’ve come up with a brilliant solution, getting around the nuisance of spiders and their insistence on building those damn webs everywhere—I’ve put double-backed duct-tape on all the corners. Yes, every corner of the house, the tables, and chairs too. Then, when a spider ambles up to a nice corner of my house, he’s stuck before he ever gets started.
“What?” you say, “You can’t do that to your nice house!”
I can and I did. And as soon as I peel my overly curious cat off the corner of this wall, I’m going to sit down and have myself a congratulatory margarita.
RPDahlke writes mysteries with humor and a splash of romance.
•A DEAD RED CADILLAC
•A DEAD RED HEART
•AMAZON/KINDLE TOP 100 Mysteries/women sleuths
•A DANGEROUS HARBOR - New romantic mystery
• http://tinyurl.com/6hdg3bf
many hairy legs, and the big ones… don’t get me started.
On the other hand, they’re also an inspiration, so intrepid. Look at all that work they do to get the webs made, and in the most incongruous places—like that spot from my sofa leg to the floor, and a corner of the TV to the cabinet, and the dog to his bed.
Yes, yes, the little buggers occasionally go a bit too far, and I’m not just talking about the dog to his bed, either. I was leaning an elbow up against the wall to chat with a friend on the phone and the next thing I know I’m sporting a web from elbow to rib-cage! And, no, we didn’t talk that long.
I can’t, simply can’t spray them, or fumigate the house. Two reasons: I have several pets, and the poison could harm them; besides, the spiders eat other pests, right? Flies, gnats, small children.
Alright, so that second reason is weak, especially if you count the small children, and definitely when guests come over and see cobwebs everywhere and they’re thinking I’m just a bad housekeeper. They’re right of course, I’d rather write mysteries that entertain and amuse readers than kill spiders and sweep out cobwebs. http://tinyurl.com/6hdg3bf
But, I’ve come up with a brilliant solution, getting around the nuisance of spiders and their insistence on building those damn webs everywhere—I’ve put double-backed duct-tape on all the corners. Yes, every corner of the house, the tables, and chairs too. Then, when a spider ambles up to a nice corner of my house, he’s stuck before he ever gets started.
“What?” you say, “You can’t do that to your nice house!”
I can and I did. And as soon as I peel my overly curious cat off the corner of this wall, I’m going to sit down and have myself a congratulatory margarita.
RPDahlke writes mysteries with humor and a splash of romance.
•A DEAD RED CADILLAC
•A DEAD RED HEART
•AMAZON/KINDLE TOP 100 Mysteries/women sleuths
•A DANGEROUS HARBOR - New romantic mystery
• http://tinyurl.com/6hdg3bf
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