Sweet Tooth Haven

Brown Widow Egg Sac

Well, I went to see if the brown widow was still under the leaf and look what I found.

Move Over Oreos

I usually purchase Joes Joes chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies from Trader Joe's when I have an Oreo craving.  (I love the vanilla Joe Joes as well!)  The other day I was in Whole Foods and was looking for something sweet when these Late July Vanilla Bean with Green Tea cookies caught my eye.  I purchased an individual snack pack to try them.  I actually bought a whole box today.  They are a bit pricey, but worth it.  Organic cookies that include whole grains and green tea.  At least you get something good for you when you're satisfying a cookie urge.   The Decadent Dark Chocolate are  probably worth trying as well. 

Beware the Brown Widow

Brown widow spiders are fairly new arrivals in California.  For creatures that are supposed to be reclusive, I've been seeing quite a few.   I first became aware of them at the end of August when cleaning my classroom.   I saw some round, white, spiky egg sacs attached to the window and a coworker told me they were from brown widows.  Never having heard about brown widows, I looked them up and she was right.  I wish I had taken pictures.  Now I found a large brown widow that lives behind a leaf on my back wall.  There are babies as well.  It's a speedy spider and I have not been able to get a good picture of the orange marking on the belly, but it's there. 

You can just about see the orange marking through the blurriness.

My Mutant Feijoa Leaf

I noticed this strange double-leaf on my feijoa tree today while I was watering.  Not sure if I should be worried. Is it a harbinger of mutant fruit?