First I found this little lidded jar at Goodwill for 99 cents. I was quite excited! It's cute and will hold cute things! And then I decided to clean my dresser and I needed a place for the mole skull. Yep, you read that right. (I showed it off here)
Before you look at the photo of the mole skull let me explain one thing. A friend once talked me into watching The X-Files and when I did (By myself. At night.) it was about some guy who caught some thing and everything he touched got covered - covered - in this white moldy webby stuff.Scared the pants off me! I never watched that show again! I practically cry if there's mildew in the shower now.
When I decided to use my cute little jar to hold my mole skull so it wouldn't break, I decided to cushion it with moss from my yard. I forgot about it for a while and then I looked at it the other day. Guess what?
Do you see the mold fuzz growing off the top of it!! Ohhhhhh that got thrown out so fast. Right after I hyperventilated.
What was I thinking?!I was kinda sad to lose my strange object because, from a scientific standpoint, I found it completely fascinating. But from a sanity standpoint...it had to go.
You can see my other disgusting moss decorating fail here. If you're brave enough!
6 comments:
This was the first blog I read this morning at way too early before I have to go to work, and I got such a giggle out of it. Thanks
sorry about your mole skull, yes kinda cool but really maybe its time to bury it in the backyard ashes to ashes and all.
Oh, Molly. This post truly cracked me up.
I absolutely love the X-Files so creepy is okay with me, but this little mole skull is a little too creepy for me. Did you keep the rest of the terrarium? Maybe you could put something else in its place.
Ok honestly that mole skull totally freaked me out the first time you posted it and I am a Mom of 3 boys!
I have a feeling you and my oldest would so click. We spent all of his 2 hour delay yesterday watching Animal Planet while I gagged and he laughed!!
Sorry about the mole skull...but I'm tellin' ya...you did the RIGHT thing. I hate mold with a passion, too. :{
Onto happier things, right? : )
M.L.
Isn't it amazing how fast mold can grow? I wonder if it came from the leaf or the moss? Too bad you had to throw away the skull...but yes, I think I would have tossed out the whole thing too!
eeek... I think you did the right thing too by tossing the contents of your cute little terrarium. I once grew some really interesting miniature ivy and fern pants that would do well in such a container.
:) ldh
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