Teru Teru Bozu & Flowers!

Teru Teru Bozu!

of course, nobody reading my blog really knows what that is, do they?

Teru Teru bozu are traditional charms made by children in Japan

to ward off bad weather, made with paper or cottonballs, white cloth and yarn.

the word Teru Teru Bozu literally translates as "shiny shiny bald headed monk".

i don't really know why. anyway, i remembered them when i was rereading

yotsuba the 5th, and i found the chapter where she makes them.

here's a picture of the one page:

this one is in Japanese, so I'll translate: first panel, yotsuba: "hang all of them!"

First panel, koiwai: "that big one will be good enough."

Second panel, yotsuba: "please make it sunny tomorrow.

Second, panel, koiwai: "it's a religion now?"

heh heh. anyway, i'm planning on making little ones and selling them for the craft fair.

well, on to flowers.

we have a huge hole in the backyard from a day when me and owen got bored.

so last winter dad covered in with dirt and mulch, and now we're going to plant a butterfly garden! we have Sunflowers, Snapdragons, Parsley, (for blue swallowtail caterpillars)

Alyssum, A "wildflower mix", and Anise Hyssop. we're also going to get Milkweed.

I can wait to see it when they're all grown!

well... bye!

oh, and here's a picture of a Teru Teru Bozu:

UPDATE: ugh. blogger won't let me format it without spacing. sorry!