Avocado natural dye: how to get red from a green fruit
Avocados are delicious, healthy… and produce a red dye! Yes, you can use this amazing green fruit to dye natural […]
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Rewilding our souls, reconnecting with our true selves
“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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Birds to brush bonanza: starting my journey to 100 birds
This fall my friend Ly invited me to join the “draw 100 birds in 100 days” challenge. I love that
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You can Toucan! Make a talking toucan costume
Enchanted by toucans and their huge colorful beaks, our family decided to be toucans for Halloween. In this post, I
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Searching for Pura Vida… finding a drop of water.
I went to Costa Rica in search of pura vida (“pure life”) this summer, and I ended up finding …
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Indigo magic: the science of transforming green to white to blue
Nature’s magic is in full force when we watch plant-based indigo turn from clear yellow to light green to a
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Indigo magic: a brief history of the blue drama in our jeans
Indigo has enchanted humans with its dazzling range of blues for over 6,000 years. When we pull on a pair
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Wacky Wildlife: Birds of Australia and a Big Bird Year!
This wacky wildlife post is a co-creation by my son JY and me – our first collaborative piece. 😀 It
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Wacky Underwater Wildlife: Lady Elliot Island, Great Barrier Reef
This Wacky Wildlife post highlights the history and underwater wonders we encountered in June 2024 at Lady Elliot Island in
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