The Kosco came on Thursday morning, and we experienced Christmas in July. Not only did we receive our much needed gas cylinder (yay for a tiny emergency backup cylinder!), but several of our colleagues included sweet notes and treats, and Gayly sent new copra bags to replace the ones that caught on fire while she was here.
Yesterday, we got about five minutes of light rain, so we moved the clothes underneath the house to dry. But the rest of the day was hot and sunny. I was thankful to see a small parcel of green beans at market this morning, as well as some tiny capsicum (bell pepper), bananas, and papaya. As an extra treat, one of the ladies brought peanuts!
As soon as the kids started eating the peanuts, Katherine broke one apart and started looking at it to find all that parts. She's become very interested in all things seeds and flowers since she started reading about them in science. I pulled out a couple of extra books, "A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds" by Jean Richards and "How a Seed Grows" by Helene J. Jordan.
Then she found several seeds that had already sprouted, and she was even more delighted! Now we have four peanuts planted in an old ice cream container on our porch waiting to grow and be transplanted after we get some rain.
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