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Adventures in Odyssey

Posted by on August 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Everybody thinks Adventures in Odyssey is for little kids. Sadly, until about a year ago, I did too. Until I heard an episode of it via His Kids Radio on SkyAngel. And let me tell you, it is NOT for little kids. For Christmas, I received the Adventures in Odyssey Official Guide and Producer’s picks [...]

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Gulf Fritillary – The Release

Posted by on August 23, 2010 Leave a Comment

The above photo is of me gently releasing a gulf fritillary butterfly. I had been catching them from the top of Nana’s zinnias.This past Saturday, our butterfly emerged from its chrysalis. The next afternoon, we released it. It shot up quickly. Here’s a 33 second video of the release.

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Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar Reports Part 1

Posted by on August 11, 2010 Leave a Comment

Wednesday 8/4Gulf fritillary caterpillar and passion vine from Aunt Mary Ann.Thursday 8/5 Caterpillar found on floor.Friday 8/6 Habitat in place.Tuesday 8/10Caterpillar forming chrysalis.Wednesday 8/11Chrysalis looks like a dried up leaf – camouflage!More reports tomorrow.

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Homemade Laundry Detergent

Posted by on August 7, 2010 1 Comment
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I’ve heard about this for a while. Yet it just sounded so… ‘too much.’ But then my mother started making it for herself. She brought us a gallon jug to try. Homemade laundry detergent. And it smelled good too. I started calculating in my head the cost of laundry detergent. That allergen-free kind we get [...]

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