It rained off and on all night last night and half the day today. Whooo Whoo! Maybe things will green up around here. Certainly this is one day we didn't have to spend time watering plants.
Kate has two terrier mix dogs who will be staying with me while she is in the U.S. Their names are Rafiki (friend in Kiswahili) and Zawadi (gift in Kiswahili) and they are sisters. Rafiki and Zawadi do their best to guard the property, but, although they bark at anyone or vehicle they don’t recognize, they’re both cute as can be and I don’t think they’d ever bite anyone. Once they have done their duty and let you know that they are in charge here, they are very friendly. They are so alike, but so different. They are about the same height and both have sweet brown eyes and wavy medium length blonde coats. Zawadi’s ears are floppy and her tail is only slightly curled. Rafiki has very expressive ears that perk up when she is interested in something and a tail tightly curled over her back. Zawadi is a bit pudgy and has been known to eat the best bits out of her sister’s food dish. Rafiki is less interested and more picky about food and thus the trimmer pup of the two sisters. Both like tummy rubs and back scratches, but Zawadi is more likely to be at your feet asking for a tummy rub while Rafiki is out chasing away more scary intruders. When they’re not sleeping on Kate’s couch or easy chairs, they have the run of the property. They are very good company and I am happy they will be sharing the Karibu house with me while Mum Kate is away!
DOOM! That’s the name of the bugspray Kate has on hand to do battle with the ants and other bugs that dare to come inside. It has been dry and the ants (tiny little guys) are coming in from every opening. Kate thinks it’s mainly for water, though it probably is as much for food. Everyone tries to stay conscious of the need for cleanliness so as not to attract them. But Friday night before Palm Sunday as we were preparing for doing the Friday night Lenten Stations of the Cross (yes, in spite of the fact that every girl goes to worship in the faith of her parents, we are still very Catholic around here), Kate noticed a very large number of ants moving in a thin line around the room along the bottom of the walls. So she went for the Doom. She was having trouble spraying it, so I took over. As I sprayed all around the dining room, I noticed my index finger was getting very cold as some of the spray bubbled up around the spray button, but I didn’t think much of it. When I was done spraying, I went to wash my hands and looked at my icy cold finger. I saw what I thought was foam on my finger, but when I went to wash it off, I realized it was frozen flesh! It thawed out quickly and painfully under the stream of water, but now I have a large freezer burn blister on the end of my index finger! At least it didn’t turn black and fall off! They must be using a refrigerant like freon as a propellant which would be illegal in the US.
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