01 Dec
Have you ever heard about the seed vault that resides just a few miles from the North Pole?
Since it’s opening in February 2008, millions of seeds have been deposited into it. It has the capacity to hold 4.5 million seeds.
It is located on a small Norwegian island named Spitsbergen, and it was built to preserve [...]
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22 Nov
I remember each time I make it. I never fail to think of my grandmother.
She used to make it for us, and it was the best - so much better than the ones in the jar that my mother used.
Eating it cold is my favorite way of having it.
Grandma always knew the right amount of [...]
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06 Nov
A visit to the water treatment plant yielded a very surprising find.
My son is taking an ecology class and they recently took a field trip to study the workings in this plant and how it affects the environment.
Other than the extreme stench that one must deal with while there, he enjoyed seeing how it all [...]
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13 Aug
The afternoon was spent making a batch of home made Whoopie Pies.
I remember these as a little girl growing up, and I use the same recipe my Mom used when she made these treats.
We always double the filling part of the recipe. Don’t like to skimp on the cream - the thicker the better!
I made [...]
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25 Jun
After discovering Armenian Cracker Bread at the market, we were dismayed to find they were no longer going to be carrying it.
Since we could not find any more anywhere else, we decided to make it ourselves. With some help from the internet, we tried a couple recipes, and found this one to be the best.
Yield
12 [...]
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