’11 Holiday Craft Project

Here is my 2011 holiday craft project. I am all about ‘reuse and reduce’ so this activity was just my style, as the song goes. Plus, I like candy and like to gift it so there you go. The containers are easy to make. All one needs is some flat cardboard, a glue gun and recycled wrappers. They can be from anything, just use your imagination. Give it some thought and the idea can be …

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'11 Holiday Craft Project

Peace Bibs

I recently decided to make some baby bibs, retro style. These are designs at least 50 years old. Begin with a man’s bandana. Cut into triangle and add a washcloth. Here is how I did it. First I couldn’t find any cute bandanas when I really wanted one so I went fabric shopping. A nice batik with peace signs and tie dye in bright colors caught my eye. Here it is already cut. I first …

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Peace Bibs

All About Food

Not really because that, I think, would be impossible. I do have an avid interest in food-its preparation and eating it, of course! When it comes to preparation, or prep as we say in the business, I like baking best but also cooking. I like looking at cookbooks and recently came across one called the Historic National Road Yard Sale COOKBOOK What a treasure and a hoot! Have you ever wondered how to boil water? …

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All About Food

Pondering Primates

  What all behavioral scientists ask themselves and the rest of us may  ponder: What if hominids come after man-not before? With the timely release of the new film feature “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” I have just finished an excellent and thought provoking novel by Peter Hoeg: The Woman and the Ape. Madelene, a Danish beauty, is married to a prominent behavioral scientist. She leaves all her insecurities and bad habits behind …

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Pondering Primates
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