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Jun 21 2020
Short: Ti David
Little David is a tour guide at the sacred Saut D’Eau waterfall in Haiti, where Catholics and Vodouisants come to visit for healing. According to local beliefs, the Virgin Mary appeared at the 100-foot tall waterfall on July 16, 1849, and now the area receives many guests between July 15th and 16th of each year. The …
Jun 02 2020
Recipe: Salt and Pepper Tofu
This salt and pepper tofu recipe uses a unique blend of salt, white pepper, black pepper, Chinese five spice, and jalapeño peppers for robust flavor. Cooking it with corn starch makes it extra crispy. I believe this is the dish that turned my daughter on to tofu, and now that she has made it several …
May 25 2020
Tim O’Brien – The Things They Carried
This is an excerpt from episode 10 of the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary on the Vietnam War, “The Vietnam War (US version) Last Episode: The Weight of Memory” on PBS America. Writer Tim O’Brien reads from his short story collection The Things They Carried.
May 24 2020
Succulents in the Oklahoma Landscape
Oklahoma summers are mingled with thunderstorms and scorching dry spells, which can make things daunting for the casual gardener like myself. This is why I decided to try low-maintenance succulents outside this year. At my local nursery I picked up a few of these adorable succulents to try out in the yard. They are hardy …
Apr 04 2020
Dion Agius and Brendon Gibbens Find the Art of Surfing in “Surf Libre”
As people everywhere become more attuned to home life, creative endeavors, and nature, sharing these moments in an effort to send out positive energy, Dion Agius and Brendon Gibbens move past the idea that surfing is only a simple sport, and explore surfing as an art form in “Surf Libre.” It’s a beautiful, meditative look …
Mar 29 2020
Vera Lutter: The Museum in her Camera Obscura
Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) posted an interesting piece on the camera obscura photography of New York’s Vera Lutter. A camera obscura is a darkened room where an external image is projected through a tiny hole with a convex lens, and inverted as an internal image in the dark room. Lutter uses this …
Dec 31 2019
2020 Project: Snow, Rain, or Shine Temperature Blanket
I like having a New Year project, changing up something and setting a goal, even if it’s a small one. So this year I’m going to have a go at crocheting a temperature blanket, where you crochet one row a day, and the color of yarn corresponds to your local temperature. One thing that I’m …
Dec 29 2019
Trailer: The Times of Bill Cunningham
Street and fashion photographer Bill Cunningham candidly tells his story in his own words in the documentary The Times of Bill Cunningham. He was involved with the papers from the very start, as a young newspaper delivery boy on a bike, and then attended university at Harvard. After dropping out of Harvard, Cunningham began his …
Dec 16 2019
There’s Nothing Like Tea Time for Amazing Food, Drink, and Conversation
On the weekend after Thanksgiving, the girls in my family went to a tea room for lunch, and it wound up being the highlight of the week for all of us! There’s just something about taking your time with a warm pot of tea that inspires focus and cozy conversation. The tea room that we …
Nov 17 2019
Lemongrass Jasmine Green Tea Soap
This weekend I’ve combined some of my very favorite fragrances for a fresh, invigorating soap: lemongrass and tea. I’ve chosen Jasmine green tea because of the wonderful scent and I thought it would go well with lemongrass. For this soap recipe, I used organic lemongrass essential oil, not fragrance oil, which is stronger scented and …
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