Monthly Archives: June 2009
Stoned Wallabies Make Crop Circles in Tasmania
My friend Anita, who lives in Canberra, emailed me this story. We traveled together in Tasmania in January of this year and saw these poppy fields, and we saw wallabies lounging in rutabaga fields, but we didn’t get to see … Continue reading
Do Re Mi
The Sound of Music in Antwerp Train Station I always loved this song!
Filed under Entertainment, Life, Movies, Music
Life and Death in the Garden
A crab spider grabbed a honey bee that visited a common milkweed flower. In the Midwest, Master Gardener J. G. has planted a complete banquet for pollinating insects, such as bees and butterflies. There are plants for all stages in an … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Butterflies, Conservation, Education, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Photography, Science, University of Kansas
Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day in honor of all fathers everywhere. I lost my father in 1995, so Father’s Day will now always be a bittersweet day. I treasure his memory and miss him so much. Below is an article about the … Continue reading
Fancy Foods Word Quiz — How much do you know?
25 FANCY FOOD WORDS USED ON ‘TOP CHEF’ (Do You Know What They Mean?) See how many of these food words you can correctly match with their definitions. 1. Ganache (GAHN-ahsh) 2. Ceviche (seh-VEE-chay) 3. Risotto (rih-SO-toh) 4. Carpaccio (kahr-PAH-chee-oh) … Continue reading
Garage Sales
It’s garage sale season in our part of the world. No matter where you live, I highly recommend going through your closets and basement and setting up shop with what you find. You’ll learn a lot. About every five … Continue reading
Filed under Friendship, Kansas City, Life, Personal, Shopping
The Elders and Beautiful Furniture
Twenty years ago my husband handed me a flyer he’d found on a bulletin board in a Martin City, Missouri, barbecue joint. “Maybe this guy can make some tables for us,” he said. We’d wanted a couple of oak tables … Continue reading
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