The Ants Go Marching!

That is the new theme song for me in my kitchen!  I always have company in the kitchen and when I leave it often comes under great occupation especially after breakfast when there is a peanut butter knife laying around. 
That has certainly been something to get used to here.  If you don't want ants you need to keep everything very clean and even then sometimes it does not work.  One time I did an experiement.  I figured if the ants where so gung ho on cleaning up my food why not let them help me!  On an evening where the kids had eaten outside on the table on the deck, the table did not get whiped.  I noticed the next morning but by then the ants were hard at it and had invited all of their neighboring relatives, so I decided I would let them go to it and see how long it would take them to clean the table of scrapes.  Guess what by the afternoon the table was spick and span!  Maybe I should work with them? 
Actually, what normally happens when I find a line of ants marching in and out of my sink, I take great pleasure in seeing how many I can flush down the drain!  Poor critters they are so industrious and I just don't fully appreciate their inthusiasm.
TUPPERWARE!  The one thing that has saved me from great frustration!  What a huge blessing the gifting of tupperware was to me before we left!!  Plastic wrap certainly does not cut it, unless you are looking for a higher protein muffin!!
Blessings from Antie Mel
(this time the spelling mistake was intended!)

Meet Blue!

Don't those boys look happy, they have a new critter! He is a New Guinea Blue Tongue Skink and the boys have been having a lot of fun learning all about him.  One of their national buddies found it while walking and while they didn't think much of it our boys were thrilled to bring him home, give him a name and raid my fridge to feed him.  They have discovered that he is an omnivor, which is a good thing, that means we do not need to catch live things to feed it unlike the snake we are looking after, RATS!  The boys can often be seen packing him around and have discovered he is a burrower so would be happy to climb into your shirt.  Kaleb made him a little pocket that he likes to climb into.  He is a pretty slow mover and is really mild tempered although Kaleb was feeding him mango this morning off his finger and the finger got in the way and got a few chomps!  And yes his tongue really is blue!

Blue decided that he really liked Carters belt loop and any time he is tucked under his shirt likes to climb through them.  I think we should call him loopy.  OK I think he is pretty cool to!

Blessings from Lizzard Land

Mel for theMarshes

My garden begins

  I know what it looks like, and Mom confirmed it for me, but no it is not a burial plot, this is my new garden.  It is tiny but it turns out its big enough.  I can not stay out to long because if the sun does not cook me the mosquitos will pack me off, but I am determined!  Since this photo was taken I have planted cucumbers, watermelon, tomatoes,  and hot peppers.  It is very exciting.  The garden is shaped this way since we get so much rain, and some times in short periods of time, so this allows it to drain better and not get washed away. 

Don't you like my planters?  A half a coconut works pretty good as a planter. These are my seedlings!

This garden I was blessed to inherit, the pineapple garden.  We have been able enjoy one out of this garden. MMMMmmm good!  I do wish that we could share some of these with you back home.  We have decided that here in PNG a 'pine'apple a day keeps the Doctor away! 
Mel for the Marshes