Weaving and Pigs

Other things of note are firstly the weaving and silk production that goes on. Last time I think I mentioned the weaving and will put up the pictures when I can. This time I saw the stages of silk production and a few finished silks. They grow what must be mulberry (or Thai equivalent), feed the caterpillars, let them make the cocoons and presumably breed. The silks are amazingly time consuming and they get about 1,000 baht (£16) for them, they must take a month.
Secondly two pigs died, a piglet in the next village died of the wrong pills being given to it or something. The wall workers (Paa’s mum, dad, brothers, uncles, aunts and cousins) wanted me to buy it for them to cook, I did. I watched them butcher it and eat almost every bit (only some part like a gall bladder or something was discarded) even the intestines were barbequed. I ate crackling and a bit of pork.
Paa’s mum, Puk has 2 pigs and one mysteriously died, some said it may have been a big snake that is reputed to live in the bamboo behind her house. Who knows. Anyway I watched that being butchered, and was invited to try myself, I declined as I had not washed my hands J. They cut the pig up, cooked the head and trotters, and boiled the internal organs. The meat was divided into piles of about 2 kgs. Whenever something like that happens all the villagers and maybe other villages buy the meat at a cheaper price that normal, but that helps the pig raiser with money and at least they get a return for their investment. I have pictures of the butchering. Work on both mine and Jimmy’s wall stopped for the day.