Now that it’s spring people will be coming outdoors and walking in the parks and forest preserves. They will be admiring the wonderful sights of nature and wanting to interact with the ducks, geese and seagulls, among other things. They will bring their children to teach them about nature and they will bring bags of… Read More Don’t Feed The Birds!
The holidays are over and winter has settled in, challenging us to survive what it dishes up. After shoveling mounds of snow & resisting temperatures that would kill an ice cube I came down with a virus that wanted to kill me. My throat was so sore it felt like it should be bleeding and… Read More Comfort Food
Here in Rolling Meadows, Illinois we just got over a 3 day snow storm, at least I hope it is over. It started on New Year’s Eve and after all was said and done we ended up with over a foot of snow. Here are the 10 things I liked best about it. #10 My… Read More 10 Things I Liked About The 2013-14 Snow Storm
Last night my son and I were watching “How I Met Your Mother” on television and in the episode they showed this picture and asked the question, “is it a rabbit or a duck?” The premise was that one is good and one is bad and it just depends on how you look at… Read More Rabbit or Duck?
Ahh Lemongrass. Let’s start with the bright scent of lemon. So “summery” and “sunshiny” it just warms you up with memories of the hot sun on your skin and a refreshing glass of lemonade quenching your thirst. What could be better than this? My Lemongrass Soap because besides the Lemongrass essential oil, I add… Read More Soap Introductions – Lemongrass