Succulents that don’t suck
In Arizona, everything dries out pretty quickly and you can get away with growing succulents in a variety of soil mixes. In the Pacific Northwest, different story. And I’m sorry…
Learning how to learn
One of my favorite online courses is Learning How to Learn by Barbara Oakley and Terry Sejnowski. And I’m not alone – 3+ million learners have taken the popular course on Coursera. …
New life for old glasses
I own a pair of oversized Coach sunglasses that I have had for about seven years. They are GREAT sunglasses, but the lenses had seen better days. These were spendy,…
Rethinking everything
One of the hardest things to do as a human is to reassess long-held beliefs, behaviors and traditions. There’s a lot holding us in place. Our families, the media, and…
Homemade chile oil FTW
We ran out of chili onion crunch sauce from Trader Joe’s recently. OMG, buy two of these when you can. (Chile or chili? Here’s helpful guidance from Merriam-Webster: Chili, Chilli, and Chile: Explaining…
Amaryllis Girl
“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” Audrey Hepburn This summer, inspired by Amaryllis Man and my friend and fellow MG, Darrel, I successfully hand-pollinated my red amaryllis after two…
We try it first, so you don’t have to
Two new novel foods we tried this month: Just Egg, a vegan egg substitute and Beyond Meat’s Brats. Two thumbs up for both. We tried three different Just Egg products: the liquid…
From the Game Room: Asynchronous play
An occasional post from RobertIt can be hard to find time to sit down to play a board game, particularly if a game takes an hour or more to play.…
Tweaking your Zoom settings for a singing bowl or bell
If you incorporate the ringing of a bell into your Zoom sessions, you may have experienced the sound cutting out as Zoom tries to filter what it perceives to be…
