Upcycling cabinets… into a cabinet!
A while ago, I was redoing the kitchen/laundry area of my house, and my contractor thought the upper cabinets should be replaced. Admittedly, they were much older than the rest of my cabinets, and they…
Author: Zella Faye Blanche
Pages from the Arctic Archive V
One of the most fascinating things about the Arctic is the history of exploration and scientific research. Many weather patterns begin in the Arctic, and so much of the world’s weather research takes place here.…
Pages from the Arctic Archive IV
When I was in college at the University of Chicago, there was a tradition to do the polar plunge on the first day of the winter quarter. What is the polar plunge, you may ask?…
Thankful
For so long, I had remained COVID free, and then, at long last, my time had come. I tested positive on a Friday, and while there’s no good time to get COVID really, it was…
Native Garden V – Rebate
This is the end of the journey! Last time, I had dug SO MANY holes and put in the plants and the composting system, and the irrigation. Well, someone else put the irrigation system in…
Native Garden IV – Plants!
Taking a break from the Arctic to follow up on the garden! The next step in this native garden conversion was the most fun part: getting all the plants! I bought all of my plants…
Pages from the Arctic Archive III
It’s that season up here when there is no darkness. It’s late enough that the sun does set, which means it dips below the horizon, but it comes right back up! The first night, I’m…
Pages from the Arctic Archive II
Let me say some things about the walrus. First, they’re large. Like incredibly large. Why did I think they were the size of seals? No idea, but they’re close to being 1000 pounds, which is…
Pages from the Arctic Archive
When I tell people I’m headed to the arctic, their first question is generally “why?” or “what for?”, as if going to the arctic isn’t a normal vacation, or it’s not as fun a vacation…
Native Garden III
It’s been months since my last native garden post, and a lot has happened, but also nothing has happened at all! It’s continuously shocking to me how long my projects take me. It’s now mid…