Unfortunately, summer also means a plethora of strange insects and other creatures finding their way into our house.

Two nights ago we were awakened at 2am by a humming and buzzing, to find our bedroom contained eleven crane flies, a cockchafer, two huge bluebottle flies, several fluttery moths and an enormous black spider.

I hastily fled to the kitchen while husband dealt with the lot by coaxing them back out through the window. But in the summer heat, and with windows wide open, like the Terminator, no doubt they'll be back!