So, in my last post, I covered rewilding and biodiversity and suggested a fun Earth Day or more generally spring activity. Rewilding and biodiversity are big themes in The Wall and the Wild, in which Ana, who wants a perfect garden, learns that she might be going about the process in some harmful ways. She's looking a little frustrated below. If you love Ana and the Wild, or just want to read some fun, whimsical, informative, and gorgeous picture books about these themes, you

I've been sitting on numerous blog ideas lately and resolved that I would write this one. Yesterday was Earth Day but we like to celebrate Earth Day all week ... and month ... and year. A favorite activity at home, which Ana and the Wild whole-heartedly endorse, is making and planting/launching seed bombs, or balls if you prefer a more benign designation. Seed bombs are a fun and easy DIY activity that aids rewilding. What's rewilding? Rewilding aims to restore ecosystems to

On November 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed H.R.3706 - A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., a legal public holiday. The act declared the third Monday of January a federal holiday to be celebrated in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday was January 15. It was the first national federal holiday to have been instituted since Memorial Day and Columbus Day had been enacted in 1968. I often wonder wha

It's March 21, and that means World Down Syndrome (Ds) Day ! Why March 21? The date, 3/21, is representative of the trisomy of the 21st chromosome, the presence of a partial or full copy of chromosome 21, which results in Ds. Learn more about Ds here at NDSS. Each year, WDSD celebrates a particular theme, and this year, aptly, the theme is "Improve our support systems." That seems especially important at a time, in a climate, when supports as well as sentiments of and effor