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MaNaAk

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Dear Lyn and Chef,

In Malaysia there are a lot more insects and some of three times bigger than those found here in the UK. I have a special interest in butterflies and moths so that would have been paradise for me but of course there were more scary insects which used to get in the house and you couldn't help it in a tropical country. This made me less squeamish than other people and it is hilarious to see people here being afraid of tiny bugs compared to my memories of the odd cockroach running over my face whilst I was in bed and dad going to bed with a nine inch centipede.

Natrah
 

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Dear Lyn and Chef,

In Malaysia there are a lot more insects and some of three times bigger than those found here in the UK. I have a special interest in butterflies and moths so that would have been paradise for me but of course there were more scary insects which used to get in the house and you couldn't help it in a tropical country. This made me less squeamish than other people and it is hilarious to see people here being afraid of tiny bugs compared to my memories of the odd cockroach running over my face whilst I was in bed and dad going to bed with a nine inch centipede.

Natrah
I'm not able to pick up spiders and other creepy crawlies with my hands, but I use my spider catcher or a glass with some cardboard on the top to trap and move them to somewhere safe. I couldn't kill anything deliberately. I even open doors to shoo flies out if they make it as far as my hallway.
The neighbours opposite must wonder what I'm doing when I open the front door, wave my arms about then shut it again 😂
 

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Good morning/afternoon all.
We're having some much needed rain this week. Lola isn't very impressed but he has managed a little basking during sunny spells today.
My washing line has broken so just as well I won't need it for the next few days. I'll have to go shopping for an new one.
See you later.
 

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I posted the blurry pic before..

This one is better
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Very well camouflaged
Yes but Mom still hasn't picked up her baby. She was still there at 530am today...and is still waiting for Mom
I have seen mom but she is looking in the wrong place. The fawn moved to this location in the late afternoon!
 

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I'm not able to pick up spiders and other creepy crawlies with my hands, but I use my spider catcher or a glass with some cardboard on the top to trap and move them to somewhere safe. I couldn't kill anything deliberately. I even open doors to shoo flies out if they make it as far as my hallway.
The neighbours opposite must wonder what I'm doing when I open the front door, wave my arms about then shut it again 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 

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Mom finally came around 11am to pick up baby. We didn't see the pickup but we were so glad when the fawn was gone.

mama just came around looking like she was looking for someone. Maybe she lost her kid again...she walked across the yard 20 feet from me as I looked down at the deck. Deer do NOT like seeing you look at them. They WILL run if you stare...ive learned that since moving here.
 

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Mom finally came around 11am to pick up baby. We didn't see the pickup but we were so glad when the fawn was gone.

mama just came around looking like she was looking for someone. Maybe she lost her kid again...she walked across the yard 20 feet from me as I looked down at the deck. Deer do NOT like seeing you look at them. They WILL run if you stare...ive learned that since moving here.
Does aren't really good mothers by our way of thinking either. They'll just leave their babies laying here there and everywhere. But I'll bet she feeds them at times during the night if she can find the little one.🙃🤗 How else would a mother eat enough to make milk for the baby? A fawn can't keep up with her during the day.
 

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Dear Lyn and Chef,

In Malaysia there are a lot more insects and some of three times bigger than those found here in the UK. I have a special interest in butterflies and moths so that would have been paradise for me but of course there were more scary insects which used to get in the house and you couldn't help it in a tropical country. This made me less squeamish than other people and it is hilarious to see people here being afraid of tiny bugs compared to my memories of the odd cockroach running over my face whilst I was in bed and dad going to bed with a nine inch centipede.

Natrah
That LAST sentence Natrah!!!……..

Whaaaaaatttt!!!!!!!
A 9” centipede!!????

And pleeeease tell me you ran!!..after ripping half the skin off of your face whilst removing that cockroach!!!!??? 🪳
If that happened to me???…..
I would have moved THAT NIGHT!! 😲😳😖
 

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I'm not able to pick up spiders and other creepy crawlies with my hands, but I use my spider catcher or a glass with some cardboard on the top to trap and move them to somewhere safe. I couldn't kill anything deliberately. I even open doors to shoo flies out if they make it as far as my hallway.
The neighbours opposite must wonder what I'm doing when I open the front door, wave my arms about then shut it again 😂
I do exactly the same Lyn!!!
I can’t kill something just because it’s in the house. I would just give it the house!
Mostly I scoot them outside.
While you are sweet in guarding their safety..
I …. On the other hand 🖐️ just get them outside . They’re very lucky to not loose a limb! 🦵 !!!! 🤣🤣🤣
Get out! AND STAY OUT!

Hahahahaha!!!!! I wonder what MY neighbors think when they see ME opening the door as if I were talking to ghosts and shooing them out!!!? 😂😆😆😭😭🤣

Lmao!!! 🤣

Maybe if I act NUTZ the neighbor will WANT to move!!!! 🤪😝
 

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That LAST sentence Natrah!!!……..

Whaaaaaatttt!!!!!!!
A 9” centipede!!????

And pleeeease tell me you ran!!..after ripping half the skin off of your face whilst removing that cockroach!!!!??? 🪳
If that happened to me???…..
I would have moved THAT NIGHT!! 😲😳😖
Dear Lyn and Chef,

In Malaysia cockroaches are three inches long.

Natrah
 
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