Spider Catcher

I hate it when I find one of these in the house (like I did today). Sorry for the bad pic but I didn't want to get too close.



Even though I don't like spiders and bugs, I don't like to kill them either. So I use my very own design Spider Catcher - a real high tech gadget!! to catch them. Cut the bottom off of a large plastic bottle (the bigger the bottle, the further away from the spider you can stay!) - keep the cap tightly screwed on.



To catch a spider, hold the cap end and place the bottle over the spider. Slide a piece of cardboard under the cut off end and your spider should be safely inside.



Release the spider outside. Result - one happy spider instead of a dead one!

~A

Car Boot Sale

I love a car boot sale but haven't been to one for ages. If you have never been to one, this what you can expect...
Lots of cars...

Lots of people...

Lots of things to buy...


And a first for me, this one even had a hairdresser!


And what did we buy, I hear you ask...


3 golf balls for £1!


~A

How much is that kitty in the window...

Okay, I know it should be doggy but I just couldn't resist...


This week we went for a walk down a country road in our town that we had never been down before - and we have lived in this town for 11 years. Apart from the kitty in the window we saw cows,

fine houses,


sheep,


chickens,


ducks,


more cows,


and finally, some interesting moss.



~A

Hungry Caterpillars

While out walking this week I came across these very festive caterpillars



and lots of ladybugs but my camera refused to focus on them so this pic is not that clear

Scarecrow Festival

On Saturday we visited a friend who lives close to the little village of Overton. Every year the village holds a Scarecrow Festival and local residents and shop owners put up scarecrows. Here's just a few that I took pictures of:

Back to Cardmaking

It's been a while since I last made a card, this is my latest, it's for a friend who is 81 today.

Jerry goes swimming

Not much happening here today. Andy Murray is playing tennis at Wimbledon, England Lions are playing cricket against Australia and Jerry is swimming! He has found a rather dirty 'pool' of water to cool off in. When he hops out (pardon the pun!) I'll clean it out so that next time he has a more pleasurable experience.

Busy Bee

It is still so hot here, 32 degrees C today. Looks like our sunflower and this busy little bee are the only ones thriving in this heat.

Meet Jerry Springer...

our newest resident. Rescued from jaws of a cat, he has been given a new home in our back garden. He has the longest, springiest legs and he can really jump far, hence his name. We call him Jerry for short.

I tried to get a photo of those legs in action but he jumped towards me, I got a fright and ended up with a picture of this... nothing!

Birthday Season

It seems that everyone around me is celebrating a birthday. Today it is my elderly neighbor and this is what I got for her.