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| Santa and Seth :) at the Embassy |
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| Seth asked Santa for "Legos" |
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| Brunch with Santa |
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| The family |
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| Dad and Seth standing in line for face painting |
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| Seth wanted a Christmas Tree - but we got a tree (she had no clue what we were asking for) |
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| Our Christmas Tree!! |
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| Today we supported this horse farm - they were putting a few older horses out to pasture and were raising money to do so |
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| They give riding lessons at very reasonable prices - as soon as we get our car (probably in January) we are going to sign Seth up! |
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| This horse has the Ethiopian formal colors on |
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| Sabahar Field Trip - This was truly beautiful! |
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| Kathy was our gracious hostess |
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| Silk Worm - It creeped Seth out he wouldn't touch it - I did though! They eat the caster leaves (caster oil) |
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| They put the worms (when ready) in these cubical trays to cocoon |
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| They come out in about six weeks as moths - they do not fly or eat much - they mate and lay their eggs in this tray |
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| These are the baby worms that just hatched - they eat the smaller softer caster leaves |
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| The silk behind the lady is what it looks like after they boil the pods and then they spin it |
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| This silk farm gives many women and men jobs. There are many women that work from home or hospitals also |
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| Silk thread |
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| They die the silk different colors - Red from Beetles, yellow comes from an Ethiopian flower, The khaki color comes from red onion peals |
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| These are skins from the silk worm left over from the cocoon - there is a man in Ethiopia that makes jewelry from these! |
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| Silk drying in the sun |
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| Then they weave it into tablecloths, scarfs etc. It is the men that weave! |
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| Drying the dyed silk |
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| This is where the last things are done - like the fringe etc. they iron and fold. They have many orders from big companies in New york |
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| This is her store where we shopped for silk products - I bought a silk scarf for 480 birr (about $29.00) |
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| They also weave cotton - these are tablecloths - you can buy matching napkins |
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| After the tour she was so sweet and pulled Seth aside and gave him four of his own silk worms! |
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| I can happily say they have all cocooned! |
