...Able to carry off small children....

The gigantic spider, that is. The one on my bathroom wall yesterday morning. The spider who now resides in my vacuum (with very strong suction). The vacuum that is now residing in my bathtub with the hose hanging out the bathroom window (just in case!). I was comfortable thinking that the creepy crawlies were not going to emerge for at least another month or so, until I was informed otherwise at the dog park yesterday. The dog park (the place from where all knowledge comes). One woman said she almost stepped on the female funnelweb that was lounging on her kitchen floor. I understand they will appear to "lounge" only to rear up and expose their fangs when threatened (I'm not making this up folks!). Her spider now resides under a large vase.

The kitchen wreck crew are coming on Sept. 5th to take our old kitchen. The new kitchen arrives on the 7th and is installed on the 8th until.... well, a few days until it's completely finished. The last of our appliances have arrived; i.e., the rangehood and the dishwasher I found on eBay (that only uses 12 - 17 liters of water per wash!) arrived recently. I forgot to mention that I sold my first item on eBay. Our futon that we would have paid someone to take, captured 33 big ones.

I heard that Don Giovanni, the opera we went to, got rave reviews in the media. Special focus was on Mr. Don G, himself, a tall, sinewy man who appears almost naked as the curtain opens. I guess I wasn't the only one who noticed. Oh yes, he had an outstanding voice as well. The opera was incredible and too bad it was Zoë's first. Future operas are likely to pale in comparison.

Cheers, Judi