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porphyry ([personal profile] porphyry) wrote2010-11-27 08:59 pm

Varia

1. From Andrew



We found this among the folder of school work that Andrew's teacher periodically sends home.




It develops that Mr. Oats was a meal worm Andrew raised from an egg. He fed its larva flakes of dried oatmeal, hence the name. He then observed it pupate and metamorphize into a small beetle. The adult form evidently is not long-lived.

2. When we took the Christmas decorations out of storage, we found the following object adhering to the bottom of one. No detailed explanation for how it got there:

[identity profile] himmapaan.livejournal.com 2010-11-30 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Aww...

Where were your decorations stored?

[identity profile] malkhos.livejournal.com 2010-11-30 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I should have said that. They were in the attic.

[identity profile] malkhos.livejournal.com 2010-12-01 12:52 pm (UTC)(link)
That's what baffles me--how did it get into the attic?

I know I don't have to worry about mice, of course, but still... I need a mongoose.

[identity profile] malkhos.livejournal.com 2010-12-02 12:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, my God. How cute! Thanks!