What is with the spiders?

I do not have a problem with spiders so long as they keep to themselves and out of my house. The last week, they have compromised by lurking by my front and back doors. Not the small ones either! On the front porch is a big ol' wolf spider. The back porch had a black widow lurking (I got rid of her), then there was a small tarantula hiding in my pot of spinach the other day(he left on his own), this morning when I went out there I ended up with a big black spider (not nasty I don't think, just rather large) on my left big toe! What the heck? It's more than a little disconcerting at this point.

On the not-being-stalked-by-spiders front, my computer is temporarily dead. My husband has been kind enough to share his till we can replace the case fan in mine.
With summer here, paired with lack of access to all my normal goodies on my computer, I have been reading a lot more. Two new series that are tons of fun to read. One is The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger. I love the combination of steampunk and fantasy! Her characters are fantastic with an entertaining story. I am eagerly awaiting the third installment!
The second series has been around a bit longer and even had a short run as a t.v. show that didn't do the stories as much justice as it could have, but the novels by Jim Butcher called The Dresden Files have been a huge hit around our house with everyone so far. They do tend to have very vivid descriptions that may not sit well with the faint of heart. The books remind me of the old detective stories meshed with magic, a very film noir feel that's quite enjoyable.
When I have managed to pull my nose out of a book, I've been tending the lovely plants in our raised beds out back and, of course, knitting. Eventually, I will have pictures of both.