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Knitted Mittens
I started these mittens last year and they sat, forlorn, in my knitting bag until now. I finally completed them in just a few hours. These are little ones for a child and they’ll go to someone in a...
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Homemade Toothpaste Made Simple
It’s been bugging me for awhile that natural toothpaste is so expensive. I’ve been paying $5-8 per tube for quite awhile. When I read the ingredients I see it is mostly baking soda – one of the...
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Fascinated by a Skeleton
I was extremely fortunate – good timing and pricing on my side – to acquire a full human skeleton recently. As a massage therapist and massage therapy educator I have been a student of human anatomy...
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Homemade Body Butter
My homemade body butter turned out great. Here is the recipe for a luscious treat for your winter-battered hide! Base Ingredients 3 oz. coconut oil 3 oz. cocoa butter 3 oz. shea butter 1 oz....
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Ode to the Duck Egg
The farmer called: He’s got 3 dozen. Our stomachs did a flutter, enthralled; Spring has truly begun! To crack them; To hear them sizzle in the pan; To eye the white whites, the orange yolks! And then...
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Quail Eggs
Keeping with the egg theme, I thought I’d show you a quail egg I bought at the farm the other day. This was a new food to me. They are adorable little orbs, tan with brown spots and flecks. They...
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Winter is Over!
Winter is over in Wisconsin. What a wonderful truth! It was a long and tough winter. It has worn us out and battered us. I wondered if any plants would actually survive. The ground had to have...
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Museum of Wisconsin Art
I visited the new Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend, Wisconsin the other day. I was quite impressed all around. The architecture is beautiful with light streaming in this razor-sharp angle which...
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Pondering the Ant
Little ant invading my shot did you think you’d be the focus? Well go ahead live your life out here. Enter my kitchen and your chance for survival plummets.
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Week 1 Abstract Painting Class – Color Wheel
I started an Abstract Painting class at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin last week. We played with black squares and a circle to communicate words. We looked at the color wheel...
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Bullet Train to Barcelona!
We sprung for first class from Madrid to Barcelona on the high-speed AVE train. For the extra $20 or so we had a little plusher seats and our own electrical outlets to recharge our devices. Since we...
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Fruit Mousse Gelatin
I grew up with Jell-O on a regular basis and I loved it. Jiggly jigglers, creamy confections with hunks of fruit in them at holidays, beautifully molded mounds to be sliced into. I loved it all....
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Volunteers
Clear the weeds Breathe and bask Look up Eye-popping Forest gifts Waiting for me Wild black raspberries!
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Barcelona Food Fair
Olives! Oh my! On our first day in Barcelona we headed out on foot to see what we could see. Almost right away we ran into a festive food fair with everything from artisanal cheeses and beers to...
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Synesthesia
I was inspired to get back to abstract painting again this fall. The Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA) had a members’ show coming up and I scored a spot. This would get me painting! I spied a beautiful...
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