During the last week, I have resumed care of my monarchs in very stages of their life cycle. Right now, I have the following: 8 Chyrsalises 4 Larvae in J hooks 4 Larvae in the earliest instar stages 2 eggs What is unusual about this year, besides getting a very late start to finding monarch…
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Winding Down: The End of Summer is Here
Some areas across the nation have already started back to school! I know this from listening to the news, reading social media, belonging to a teacher blog-writing community, and talking with friends. Here, in the upper mid-west, our summer is not quite over, but it is close. Most districts have two to three more weeks…
Do You Know Any Left Handers?
Yesterday was Left Handers Day – one of those fun holidays that help us to celebrate our differences as humans. I am not left-handed, however I was raised in a family with two left handed parents and a sister (younger) that also turned out to be left handed! When I was young and being taught…
Who are the People in your Neighborhood?
Being in a different community (county) for a week got me thinking about the old Sesame Street Song, The People in Your Neighborhood. Everyone you meet on Bermuda is so nice. I am not sugar-coating our visit or trying to be sappy; it is just a true statement! From the hostess who sat us at…
Tiny Charges
Earlier this week, toward the end of the vacation my husband and I took to the island country of Bermuda, I remembered to ask my sister-in-law who was staying with our boys how the monarch eggs that I charged with her care were doing. I did not get a response. Our cell phone service on…
It just flowed out of me……
“Gross,” you might say! “No, not really,” I would reply. I was referring figuratively to my creative juices yesterday afternoon. Once in a while, and it has been less frequent of late, everything just falls into place when I am creating. Yesterday, it happened when I sat down to make jewelry. I have also had…
Fragrance or Odor? All in the Nose of the Beholder.
Being blessed with an acute sense of smell is both a blessing and a curse. The tiniest of scent in the air can be picked up by my olfactory system. Scents, like music, can also transport me in time back to my first love – a clean fresh smell of deodorant, or being in college,…
Curiosity
Recently, I have become curious about my audience of blog readers. I have been bloging daily since March 1st and only have missed a handful of days. This is an awesome accomplishment, one which I am proud of making. My posts seem to yield a consistent and slowly growing contingent of regular readers. Some readers…
Slice of Life and A Slice of Pie
It sometimes amazes me how fast my mood can change. Although I have experienced quicker mood swings, I definitely feel different today than I did yesterday. I am always left trying to figure out what triggered it or why I might be more grouchy one day than another. Yesterday, I got up, did a few…
Have You Ever?
Have you ever picked up a bottle of salad dressing or jelly or ketchup at someone’s house only to notice it has expired? What did you do? Did you blurt out, “this is expired?” Did you use it anyway, figuring it wouldn’t hurt you? But then, said nothing to your host. Did you quietly put…