Sunday, May 22, 2011

Well, yesterday I killed my first snake. I was on my way to get hot water from the outdoor firepot at about 8 pm and found a puff adder sitting just a few feet from the firepot. Unfortunately for him and fortunately for me, he had just eaten something and was moving VERY slowly toward the wood pile to hide while he digested. Needless to say, we are all much more careful when picking up a stick of firewood now. :) We also found a scorpion hole within twenty feet of our house two days before that. Mr.Y.Y. had seen it while I was trying to do an eye examination on him. (It would appear that he has a very bad cataract in his right eye. Needless to say, his left eye is VERY good since he spotted the scorpion.) However, he tried to help me dig up the scorpion and found a baby scorpion, but not the mother. The bad news is that scorpions don't have just one baby - where there is one, there are many many more. We are all being very careful. God's umbrella of protection is very appreciated.
It is pineapple season and we are thouroughly enjoying it. We are even getting inventive with it now as we are all hungry for new flavors. We made pineapple syrup and ate it over crepes for breakfast the other day. Not perfect, since this is all done over a campfire, but we sure enjoyed it. :) We also made a pineapple cake, and some mango sauce. We haven't had any meat in several weeks, so what we all really want is a big juicy hamburger!!!

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