"What shall we name the babies?"

And Spicey shares concerns with Angus, the nephew of the babies' father, Geordie...

Spice Wracked!

"Well, I thought there were only going to be four!  Why won't they stop coming?"

Babies are 24-hours old  here...

"I have enough for eight, but you must feed me. Rudy*, would you mind peeling me another shrimp?" 

sweet basil

oregano

bay laurel

sage

wild thyme

borage

cilantro

japanese parsley

wasabi

nutmeg

Overcrowding in prisons is a problem in this country, and this is no exception. 

With no internet access, Spicey has no other option than to let the little Spice Drops vie for faucet rights. Eight days old here.

They are seven days old.  One girl (Paprika) and two guys.

Isn't it reassuring to know that the Kleenex box is close by in case of that "group sneeze"?

Arranging themselves into a formation.  A few adjustments, and they can form the number 8!

Three boys.  Two more (down below), and you've got a basketball team.

Two dudes, one yawning. 

Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold-- these little women are nine days old!

Puppy "milling." (Groan!)

Man children in a promised land...

"Girls Just Want to Have Lunch"--"Weird Al" Yankovic

Just a couple of guys...

If you didn't know any better, you'd think this was a NORMAL litter:  two guys, two girls... (But you would only be half right.)

All eight-- although two are just fragments. 

Ginger Root (Rooty ), third born and his brother, fourth born...

Two guys

The two youngest...(boy and girl)

"I may have been only four ounces when I was born...but I didn't get this way just by batting my eyelashes!".

Firstborn boy and girl.

"Garlic is as Good as Seven Mothers" (film title)

Mess of puppies.

"Brown ribbon boy" and "Paprika"!

Tired Junior Trolls...Cajun-style "blackened" Cairn... (on right)

"Attention:  Congregate meal will be served in the dining area."

Octo-pups

Variety is the Spice of Life...

boy and girl #7 and #8

Eldest son and eldest daughter.

Just hanging out...

We want out!!!!