I HATE Cockroaches!!!

These to me are like spiders, I totally hate them!! Recently I noticed one when I went into the garage late at night. It scurried under the shelving unit in the garage. I didn't see it for a few days, then there it was again, only this time it was bigger. Now I new I had to do something about this creature!!!

A couple of nights later I saw it by the wheel of the car, I got the bug spray & sprayed all round the floor. I didn't see it run anywhere so thought I had it. Got the car out next day, hoping to see a squished cockroach on the floor, no such luck.

Friday night the car was out on the driveway, I waa going to pick Keith up from the airport & had left it out. I put the garage light on, there at the other end of the garage was the cockroach. Now if you have ever seen the Orkin advert where the cockroach rings the doorbell holding the pizza, well this is how big this thing was now!!!!

Okay so I am exaggerating a little!!! I put the door up a little & it runs out, as the door comes down the nasty little creep runs back in!!! It heads for the side of the shelving unit. I follow fast with my spray & spray the thing, catching in the corner near the empty fish tank. I start to think great I have it & it begins to run up the wall, I spray it again & it falls to the ground. It squirms & then starts up the wall again!!!! This time I spray so much you can't even see the thing. This time it falls behind a box & all is quiet.

I haven't seen it since & I scared to move anything for fear that it has a friend waiting for me!!

Scrummy Chocolate Desert!!

Once again I got this from my friend Dawn It's called 5 Minute Chocolate Mug Cake!! It was so easy & quick to make & was just as easy & quick to eat it!!

This is the recipe.

5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE

4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug

Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well. Add the egg and mix thoroughly. Pour in the milk and oil and mix well. Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts (high). The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed! Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT! (this can serve 2 {what? Share???}if you want to feel slightly more virtuous). And why is this the most dangerous cake recipe in the world? Because now we are all only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake at any time of the day or night!

I also have pictures of what it looked like when it came out. I did take it out of the mug & put it in a dish, but didn't make too good a job of that, I think next time I will just eat it from the mug!! I am also next time going to replace the vanilla extract with Kahlua, now that sounds like something you definately don't want to share!!

Beautiful Kestrel.

We were getting ready to go out last night. I was just closing the blinds at the back when I saw a Kestrel sitting on the frame of our neighbors screen. I didn't want to open the door, as that would have frightened it away. Unfortunately this shot is through our netting as well. It looked such a beautiful majestic bird sitting there, I just had to get a photograph of it! If you click on the picture it should show it all.

The Cutest Blog on the Block!

I have always been a person who likes changing things, wether it be my hairstyle, the way I dress, nail polish or anything else that goes!!! So for me why shouldn't my blog be any different, but I wasn't sure how to go about it!! A year ago I had my blog updated by a wonderful lady called Shauna She made over my blog & I was thrilled, but like everything I now wanted a change. A few of my friends have been starting their blogs & Dawn mentioned about the Cutest Blog on the Bock. I took a look & WOW, what a choice of backgrounds!!

I know now that my background will be changing either at the feel of a whim, or because it is a holiday or just because I can!! Maybe this will be what I needed to get started in blogging again too!! Thank you Dawn & also to Cutest Blog on the Block, I am ready to get this started again!!!