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Sophy's DIY burrowing owl costume, Oct 2026

DIY Burrowing Owl Costume

October 21, 2026

This year our family decided to be owls for Halloween. This post includes how I made a realistic paper mache

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Photo of Sophy's avocado-dyed cottons and silks with an avocado skin and pit in the center.

Avocado natural dye: how to get red from a green fruit

June 29, 2026

Avocados are delicious, healthy… and produce a red dye! Yes, you can use this amazing green fruit to dye natural

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Diagram drawn by Sophy Wong, MD, showing a bifocal lens on the left with a small near section at the bottom of single distance vision lenses. On the right is a progressive lens showing a gradual corridor changing from the distance prescription in the top half to intermediate to the near prescription at the bottom.

How to get progressive glasses that work: a step-by-step guide 

April 29, 2026

This is the step-by-step guide to getting progressive glasses that I wish I had when I got my first pair

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Watercolor of a horse and dragon galloping together with bright lights and flames around them to symbolize the dynamic Fire Horse lunar year starting February 17, 2026.

Rewilding our souls, reconnecting with our true selves

February 12, 2026

“When I’m older, I want to turn the farm into wildlands!” my child proclaimed.  We were in New Zealand and

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Photo of Super Seeds dry mix, soaked chia seeds in a jar and breakfast bowl

Recipe: Super Seeds Mix! Delicious, satisfying, nutrient rich.

December 10, 2025

This super seeds mix recipe has helped me keep my sugars and energy even throughout the day and delivers a ton of healthy fats, proteins and fiber. Importantly, it is delicious, endlessly riffable, and I look forward to eating it each morning.

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Watercolor of 6 different birds Sophy saw in Costa Rica: Garden Emerald hummingbird, Scarlet Macaw, Violet Sabrewing hummingbird, Fiery-billed Araçari, Orange-collard manakin, Inca Dove.

Drawing 100 birds: Costa Rica series

November 20, 2025

This fall my friend Ly invited me to join the “draw 100 birds in 100 days” challenge. I love that

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Photo of Sophy wearing the finished talking fiery-billed aracari costume.

You can Toucan! Make a talking toucan costume

October 30, 2025

Enchanted by toucans and their huge colorful beaks, our family decided to be toucans for Halloween. In this post, I

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A photo of Sophy standing next to a mural that says "Pura Vida" and has a painting of a red jeans rainforest frog.

Searching for Pura Vida… finding a drop of water.

September 30, 2025

I went to Costa Rica in search of pura vida (“pure life”) this summer, and I ended up finding …

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Title of the post: Indigo magic: a fruit vat challenge featuring persimmons and citrus

Indigo magic: a fruit vat challenge featuring persimmons and citrus

June 28, 2025

This year I gave myself the ultimate indigo challenge: create and maintain an indigo vat with plant-based indigo and fruit

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