May 22, 2006
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When I was growing up in Taiwan, my parents would give us an allowance every week. I think it was 5NT. These are the 3 things I'd save up for:
1) Colored rubber bands
2) Preserved plums and other snacks
3) Silkworms
It's Spring, the season for silkworms. Thanks to Ray, I now have 3 baby silkworms. And thanks to Enffie, they have fresh mulberry leaves to feast and grow on.
I think silkworms can be a form of therapy. Watching them eat is so soothing. They eat away a little at a time. But before you know it, a whole section of the leaf is gone. It reminds me of patience and persistence.
My Father-In-Law told me that there are people who save up their poop and drop it in hot water to make tea. Uh, no thanks.
I've given them names:
1) Cheeto. Lily thinks they look like white cheetos.
2) Boxer, as in silk boxers.
3) Kimono, as in silk kimonos. She aspires for her silk to go overseas.
But alas, they will probably just go in the trash can afterwards.
Comments (13)
haha Father in Law, ewww saves poop to make tea, thats not right.
i dont like silkworms. they're scary looking.. i kicked enffie's. i'm a meany
what the heck is wrong with rubber colored rubber bands
i dont know anything about silkworms.. how long do they last for?
white cheetos???!!!! ewwwwww!! haha.
how sad! in the trashcan? they don't turn into like moths or something? i heard that the way they get silk is to boil the cocoon to kill the worm and then unravel all the silk in one long string
Tee hee. Have fun!
They look like mini-typewriters when they eat.
Oh, PS there's a mulberry tree in Snow Creek Park, on Grand Avenue. It's next to a little creek and you can't miss it. 1000s of little white unripe mulberries, in between a willow and a bunch of sycamore trees.
how fun! i remember playing with silkworms. never heard about the poop tea though. eww.
i like your profile picture.
I dunno anything about silkworms either. What do they look like? Are they friendly?
i just went to a silk factory in china! they gave me a caccoon...i was grossed out.
this is very strange you should have silkworms! i was just talking about this with my man last night about how popular it was to have silkworms when he was growing up in china. AND we're playing a horror video game called kuon that has silkworms and mulberry leaves in it. so very strange...
Ew, those silkworms are scary!
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