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Spidey Senses for Halloween -- Holiday Decor Au Naturale

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Spidey Senses for Halloween -- Holiday Decor Au Naturale

Oct. 25, 2015, Beaverton Ore.

This post is my entry to Kimo Stowell's Active Rain Halloween Bash "The Haunted Post Parade"

And what's more scarier than SPIDERS!?!

In a combination of web weaving this post is in honor of:

The scary tenant that I showed a rental unit a few weeks ago.  She inquired if she could "spray for spiders" inside the home because she lived in fear of them.  Then, she started to rattle off the names of most deadly  . . .  "the recluse" "the black widow" etc., etc.  

With my eyes glazing over with her bwitchey incantation of her arachnophobia, I replied with:

"Hey, they're YOUR indoor cats"

She told me she had two, older indoor cats.  So, yeah . . . spray away!  Kill the indoor spiders of your fears, and also have your cats suck that poison up as well!

I didn't rent to her.

Soon thereafter,  I noticed a spider . . . in my house!  I let the spider stay in the corner of my family room, in honor of the scary tenant who would be terrified by it!

Here's the first location, location, location:

 

Then, he relocated . . . 

 

The spider doesn't bother me.

And I don't bother it.

My home is decorated with REAL spider webs, and REAL scary freaking spiders!  How's that for a DIY project?  -- I didn't even do it!  I let nature decorate for me this year!

BOO!

And the outside is decorated quite nicely too . . . 

 

City of Roses

 

 

 

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Carla Muss-Jacobs has RETIRED effective May 1, 2018

Representing Buyers in the Portland Metro Real Estate Market | Clackamas Multnomah and Washington Counties | Since 1999

Carla Muss-Jacobs, REALTOR®, ABR, CEBA, ePro
Principal Broker/Owner ~~ INACTIVE

Carla Muss-Jacobs' retirement became effective May 1, 2018

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Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Carla ... scary decor and where I am staying in Morgan Hill California, Tarantulas come out at night time and walk around the RV grounds 

Oct 25, 2015 06:12 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Carla - shoot I just brushed down a bunch of spider webs on an outside alcove - that would have been perfect - like yours - let nature do the work!

Oct 25, 2015 06:25 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I suck them up in the vacuum and then take them outside where they belong. Otherwise in my house they are likely to be eaten... by a cat.

Oct 25, 2015 06:37 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
James "Kimo" Stowell - REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN

 

Aloha Carla, you crack me up! I have a little corner where I let the spiders spin away. I like having them around to catch all the little buggies. Plus they're neat to watch. Mahalo for your sumbission to The Haunted Post Parade

Oct 25, 2015 07:28 AM
Pat Starnes-Front Gate Realty
Front Gate Real Estate - Brandon, MS
601-991-2900 Office; 601-278-4513 Cell

Your au naturale spider post is hilarious! Thanks for the chuckle. Love it!

Oct 25, 2015 09:44 AM
Carla Freund
Keller Williams Legacy - Cary, NC
NC Realtor - Senior & Luxury 919-602-8489

Carla - spiders can be very useful. My son did a report on spiders for the science fair many years ago. He and we learned they are studied for many reasons including infertility. They do still scare me a little and I prefer they live outside.

Oct 25, 2015 10:47 AM
Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®
Lewisburg, WV
Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

Hannah, great and funny post for the Haunted Post Parade. Enjoyed the read.

Oct 25, 2015 10:47 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Carla- I am fascinated by spider webs but hate walking through them. I do have to remind clients when they're selling their house that the spider webs need to go. 

Oct 25, 2015 12:53 PM
Wayne Zuhl
Remax First Realty II - Cranford, NJ
The Last Name You'll Ever Need in Real Estate

I'm not a tremendous fan of spiders, but I prefer not to have them in my house. I vacuum them up.

Oct 25, 2015 08:31 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Good morning Carla. I enjoyed reading your post. Thank you for sharing.

Oct 25, 2015 09:30 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Real Estate Svcs.
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Carla,  I do not let the spiders in my home stay in my home. I do relocate them back outside.  I refuse to kill anything. All life matters.

Oct 26, 2015 03:05 AM
Patricia Feager
Appraisal Review Board, Denton County, TX - Flower Mound, TX
Licensed to April 2027

Love your attitude about spiders and living in harmony with creatures that crawl! Your post is terrific Carla!!! And you're right, it's always about location, location, location!!!!

Oct 27, 2015 01:03 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Patricia Feager, MBA, GRI, Cert Negotiations Expert, Military Relo Prof  -- there's been a new pest in the area:  the White Ashfly.  I've lived in the area for 25-years and never noticed them . . . . . . because there weren't any!   About a year ago they moved here and now they are all over. The spiders come in handy!!  

Oct 27, 2015 02:34 AM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Au naturle....I love it...my Mother told me that Dust is protective covering for furniture and I sbscribe to that too...until the cleaning lady does her thing !

Oct 27, 2015 07:29 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Hahaha, imagine being more terrified of bugs that poisonous spray. Crazy lady. :) Love your natural decorations and choice to live in harmony.

Oct 31, 2015 05:00 AM
Kimo Stowell
HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 - Honolulu, HI
James "Kimo" Stowell - REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN

Aloha Carla, Thank you for your wicked sense of humor and participation. You are appreciated and a hoot!

Nov 01, 2015 08:40 AM
Carla Muss-Jacobs, RETIRED
RETIRED / State License is Inactive - Portland, OR

Kimo Stowell Thanks!  I'm sorry I didn't have time to participate every day.  I had planned on doing.  I appreciate your time, effort and enthusiasm!  Great fun!!

Nov 02, 2015 12:55 AM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

I don't like spiders, but that's probably because I had a big hairy one crawl out of my shoe as a kid.  I don't like to spray them, but I do stomp them pretty fast.

Nov 03, 2015 05:44 AM
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

Hi Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker/Owner ,  I don't mind spiders outside, but inside is my territory!

Nov 03, 2015 07:26 AM
Gene Allen
Fathom Realty - Cary, NC
Realty Consultant for Cary Real Estate

I find spiders wherever I go.  Love to photograph them.

Nov 18, 2015 10:20 AM
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