The Cupboards are Bare

The cupboards are bare

1/19/2006

Yes. The cupboards are bare.

But only because they're FULL OF ANTS!!!!!

And this time, it means WAR, because they've gotten into the dry-goods pantry beside the fridge. Never before have they ventured that far into the food. Oh, I can laugh off their little forays into the Lucky Charms. I mean, who wouldn't be lured by the sugary goodness of breakfast cereal? And the little lines across the kitchen floor? They're almost a conversation piece these days. But now? Now, they've gotten into the oats, and the potatos, and the rice (fortunately, still hermetically sealed in the 'fresh from Japan' bags, but still, that was was a close call!), and the syrup.

Oh, my precious corn syrups. All three colours, dispatched to the trashy deep, covered in a thick layer of ants. And the organic honey from the orchard down the street from my folks' place in BC... buh-bye.

And two sizes of ants, now?

Yes. They've brought their cousins, it seems.

And it's time for me to call Jim...

He'll be here between 12:30 and 2:00.

What a man!