tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post1535004469950601921..comments2024-02-04T04:40:23.122-08:00Comments on Harlequin Heartwarming: Autumn: The Season I Used to Love Best By: Roz Denny FoxPamela Tracyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-43987763772370813512013-09-24T06:14:36.807-07:002013-09-24T06:14:36.807-07:00Roz,
I've never been very afraid of spiders, ...Roz,<br /><br />I've never been very afraid of spiders, but I've noticed that this autumn in Pennsylvania, an entire colony of them has moved in at my place. I can't walk out my front door without smacking straight into their webs. They've begun spinning around my car antenna, too - one has even started living in my car's side mirror. I'm still not too bothered by them, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-50226599387596311682013-09-22T13:15:46.286-07:002013-09-22T13:15:46.286-07:00Yes, but it's because I sit on a chair in fron...Yes, but it's because I sit on a chair in front, all dressed like the reaper, and I have a candy dish they must reach into and a giant hand grabs at them. I love Halloween. I have a phone that rings, too, and they answer it, and a voice says, "I'm going to get you." hehehehehPamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-24867047156960264802013-09-22T10:49:18.432-07:002013-09-22T10:49:18.432-07:00Oh Pam, and I used to like you so much... I have ...Oh Pam, and I used to like you so much... I have cockroach stories, too. When we lived in Hawaii they were abundant and huge. I have no idea how they got into cupboards, but I used to plan evening meals dependent on if I opened a cupboard and a cockroach stared me in the face. Once I heard our upstairs neighbor whamming something on her deck. I opened my back door to see if she needed help. The rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-83757145974776520312013-09-21T21:26:25.130-07:002013-09-21T21:26:25.130-07:00Roz,
I decorate the outdoors of my house with gi...Roz,<br /> I decorate the outdoors of my house with giant spiders for halloween. I have them walking up the walls and on the windows and even on the back of our camper LOL. I used to have one that moved on the lawn, but someone stole it! We went out to dinner in Cave Creek a few weeks ago. When we left, a tarantula was on the front step. I took a picture of it with my phone (Yup, I had to Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-38601020849925693262013-09-21T06:48:45.036-07:002013-09-21T06:48:45.036-07:00Syndi, we are so on the same wavelength with night...Syndi, we are so on the same wavelength with nightmares about spiders. <br />And I have to say the people who have ruined Halloween haven't totally ruined fall for me. But almost.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-58940876610856390932013-09-20T19:55:21.727-07:002013-09-20T19:55:21.727-07:00Ugh, spiders. I totally sympathize, Roz, because I...Ugh, spiders. I totally sympathize, Roz, because I feel the same way. I have nightmares about them still.<br /><br />But I do love fall. As the weather turns colder, I think of sweaters, soup and planning for the upcoming holidays. <br /><br />Great topic!Syndi Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15749555878197507030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-2428062822392625452013-09-20T16:43:31.159-07:002013-09-20T16:43:31.159-07:00Willa, you heroine woman you! I didn't know Ju...Willa, you heroine woman you! I didn't know Judy gave you a giant spider or I probably wouldn't have visited you. Ha! I've always been a pansy around spiders. My sister says it started when my dad moved our bathroom to the back porch when I was 6. Over my lifetime at home he moved our bathroom 8 times. Is it any wonder I'm messed up?rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-60394469170568376262013-09-20T16:40:30.777-07:002013-09-20T16:40:30.777-07:00Linda,
We are so opposite then. I'm cool with ...Linda,<br />We are so opposite then. I'm cool with snakes.<br />I like chili, soup and planning for the holidays, sans Halloween spiders. LOLrozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-8839727537098450612013-09-20T16:34:51.525-07:002013-09-20T16:34:51.525-07:00Hey Roz, guess you don't remember that I inhe...Hey Roz, guess you don't remember that I inherited a tarantula from my daughter, Judy. I had half the people that visited me catching moths and smaller spiders to feed him, as they will only eat live things. Who coined the phrase "dumb animals" when one fairly small sized critter had dozens of adults trained to catch its food supply! Once I bought crickets; one of the little Willahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11180601525551869286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-53273465244586172392013-09-20T16:01:27.394-07:002013-09-20T16:01:27.394-07:00Hi Roz,
Autumn is my favorite time of the year. Li...Hi Roz,<br />Autumn is my favorite time of the year. Living in Texas I love the arrival of cooler temps, watching football, cooking chili and soups and planning for the holidays.<br /><br />I'm not afraid of spiders, but snakes scare me to death. LOL Linda Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708577216500308755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-54199975943353680812013-09-20T13:18:12.919-07:002013-09-20T13:18:12.919-07:00Yay, Rose, a woman after my own heart. Maybe I nee...Yay, Rose, a woman after my own heart. Maybe I need to keep a shovel inside my house. My sister asked what I'd do if I was in the house and opened the door to my front courtyard and had one sitting there. My house doesn't have an easy back exit.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-53025717146872363422013-09-20T13:15:43.699-07:002013-09-20T13:15:43.699-07:00Annette, They even have ads on TV now that tries t...Annette, They even have ads on TV now that tries to make a zombie sympathetic. I think they became popular in a TV program that got very high ratings. But I haven't had any come to my door in Halloween costume, thank goodness.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-19965563089846880262013-09-20T13:13:21.297-07:002013-09-20T13:13:21.297-07:00I'm amazed that my scream didn't bring all...I'm amazed that my scream didn't bring all of the neighbors running. I know there is a cosmic order for all things in the universe. Some things I just don't want in my little wedge of it.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-42768962643922183872013-09-20T13:11:15.718-07:002013-09-20T13:11:15.718-07:00Karen, I'll give you A for effort. And I would...Karen, I'll give you A for effort. And I would save a bird, but not a spider. rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-88089237420595448422013-09-20T13:04:05.015-07:002013-09-20T13:04:05.015-07:00Roz,
I am with you about spiders...whoever thought...Roz,<br />I am with you about spiders...whoever thought we should consider them a decoration should be shot or put on drugs! I opened my door one day, and there on the threshold was a tarantula not quite as large as yours, but huge nonetheless. I slammed the door shut so hard it shook. Then I got my six-foot shovel and went after the little terror. After everyone said, but their good, they eat Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351506305297047329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-40357203086327617052013-09-20T12:53:17.506-07:002013-09-20T12:53:17.506-07:00I don't care for spiders, but the thing I hate...I don't care for spiders, but the thing I hate most about recent Halloweens are the Zombies! When did Zombies become loveable? Hate them! As for creepy crawlies, it's the snakes that will make me scream!Annette Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12389784078427673245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-30049673729919002342013-09-20T12:17:16.306-07:002013-09-20T12:17:16.306-07:00Muriel, LOL!
Muriel, LOL!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-45012042477963607512013-09-20T11:34:19.158-07:002013-09-20T11:34:19.158-07:00Hi, Roz:
I've seen large spiders when I was in...Hi, Roz:<br />I've seen large spiders when I was in India, but I never met one the size of a salad plate. I would probably jump out of my skin if I did. The little ones don't bother me, though. But I would spray or squash them rather than sweep them away. Although they do eat other flying bugs, I have no tolerance for them or their sticky webs.Vijaya Schartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562958609545624615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-14534498813455447142013-09-20T11:19:08.119-07:002013-09-20T11:19:08.119-07:00Jen - it died remembering that a nice lady tried t...Jen - it died remembering that a nice lady tried to save it. There you are. Not exactly HEA, but as close as you can come in some situations.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-53615528969051733852013-09-20T11:12:09.321-07:002013-09-20T11:12:09.321-07:00Oh Karen! You have to warn us HEA authors before y...Oh Karen! You have to warn us HEA authors before your story ends that way lol:) I was so looking forward to a nice ending:)Jennifer Snow https://www.blogger.com/profile/11612858248083325495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-63122241919739642352013-09-20T10:29:47.184-07:002013-09-20T10:29:47.184-07:00Your daughter and I sound so much alike! I can'...Your daughter and I sound so much alike! I can't stand to see things suffer and always carry even the tiniest spiders out of my house. I love keeping my windows open too and when the blue jays start screeching I know a neighborhood cat is on the hunt. Since they nest across the street from me, I stop writing and interrupt the cat. One time I even chased one that had a bird in its mouth and Karen Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03621736343432643472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-28657989524688675332013-09-20T09:38:18.455-07:002013-09-20T09:38:18.455-07:00Erin, I love learning these little insights into s...Erin, I love learning these little insights into some of my otherwise strong, independent writer friends. It's good to know I'm not totally alone with my foibles.rozdennyfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506701706951201107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-36183046175761149502013-09-20T09:24:36.417-07:002013-09-20T09:24:36.417-07:00Aimee - if you don't mind sharing with the dog...Aimee - if you don't mind sharing with the dog, we have a spare bedroom.Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-46957548120858970412013-09-20T09:22:48.551-07:002013-09-20T09:22:48.551-07:00Roz - they trap and eat other bugs that would othe...Roz - they trap and eat other bugs that would otherwise infest us. But none of them seems as ugly or scary as the spider itself, so what's the point. Makes you wonder, though. We fear things that aren't pretty. How different as they than any other bug, except that they're scary-looking and the build their homes across our paths. If they looked like a butterfly, would we feel Muriel Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065629068634892645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442063056672240555.post-76904837807679713202013-09-20T08:57:54.593-07:002013-09-20T08:57:54.593-07:00So funny, Roz. But I get it. Spiders and scorpio...So funny, Roz. But I get it. Spiders and scorpions, oh my! Nothing will make me scream and dance faster. The lizards I like though. I think they're cute. :) On the flip of that, I have issues with turtles that we really shouldn't talk about, ha ha.<br /><br />Hope fall brings great weather and no bugs this year!Erin Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558586192304434065noreply@blogger.com