Apr 27 2021
I love candles whether they are tall, short, scented or plain; there is just something about surrounding myself with lit candles as I either work or simply enjoying a good book. Candles can be very personal but I have found that the most personal candles are the ones that you make yourself. My personal favourite …
Jan 02 2021
At the beginning of last year, I posted how to make a colorful temperature blanket. This is a fun way to commemorate the year and blend all of these wonderful colors into one project. Here is a picture of the beginning of this year’s temperature blanket, on top of last year’s temperature blanket, which I am …
Jul 04 2020
This documentary follows the Eastern Band of Cherokee natives as they work to revitalize their endangered language. The Emmy award winning film was created by Danica Cullinan and Neal Hutcheson, and produced by Walt Wolfram. When a language disappears, a lot is lost. A language is a repository of cultural wealth. Each language is a …
Jul 02 2020
It’s National Clean Beaches Week, and we have seven ways that you can help protect our beaches and oceans. Beachgoers are heading to the ocean after months of being cooped up due to the health crisis. However, the climate crisis could forever alter future beach treks. It’s more important now than ever before to take …
Jun 08 2020
With summer here, kids are going to be outside a bit more than they were during the winter months and that means that parents will need to have a few more outdoor activities for their kids to enjoy. Since everyone loves bubbles, why not have a recipe ready to create gallons upon gallons of bubbles …
Dec 31 2019
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 13 2019
Last week my family and I visited Leavenworth, Washington for their annual Christmas lighting festival and truly had the best time of our lives. Leavenworth is an over-the-top charming Bavarian-styled village nestled in the Cascade Mountains. The Cascade mountains are located in in central Washington State and about a 4 and 1/2 hour drive from …
Nov 17 2019
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 …
Oct 27 2019
“Jog along on a hilarious, reckless ride through Old London.”1975 Complete Guide to Walt Disney World “Mr. Who?” asks the wide-eyed child about to enter The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction, dragging his exhausted parents on for the third time today. Sorry, my friend, he isn’t the “lost” Power Ranger, he’s not “Experiment 213” …
Oct 24 2019
Dear Lou… We just love the Haunted Mansion! Every time we go, we just love looking at the graves in front of the entrance, and we just noticed the mausoleum at the exit. Were they always there (I don’t remember the mausoleum)? And are the names on the graves of real people or just made-up? …
