Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Real Little House
It’s a long drive to Independence, Kansas, across the flat prairie. But what’s a few hours in an air-conditioned car? It took Laura Ingalls Wilder a lot longer to make the journey in a covered wagon.
Read MoreSummer Solstice: Coming To A Sky Near You
What is a solstice? A holiday for everyone, all welcome, no religion necessary. It’s just about the planet we all live on, and its long journey around the sun.
Read MoreIs A Tomato A Fruit or a Vegetable?
A hotly debated question: what, in fact, is a tomato? A sweet fruit or a savory vegetable? The answer depends on whether you’re a botanist or a chef.
Read MoreEdgar Allan Poe: A Cottage in the Woods
It wasn’t exactly a romantic Kingdom by the Sea, but it was in this quiet cottage that Edgar Allan Poe wrote one of his greatest poems.
Read MoreWhat To Do With An Old Christmas Tree
Balsam fir tea soothes the sinuses, opens the nasal passages, and evokes the depths of the wild forest in your stressed-out soul.
Read MoreDeck The Halls: A Field Guide
One of the remarkable things about December, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, is that almost everywhere you go, there are evergreens draped all over things. The more urban the setting, the more greenery. Shopping malls suddenly resemble forests. I found plenty of foliage today at the grocery store. And the botanist in me always glances at the evergreen decor with an eye to identification. Now evergreen isn’t a type of plant, it’s a lifestyle. There are evergreen ferns, oaks, and mosses. It just means they keep some (but not all) of their leaves green all year long. (Needles are...
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