When my sister and I were teenagers, we went through a candy-making phase, making many flavors of chocolate truffles, lemon drops, taffy, fondants, peppermint patties and more. In the many years since, I’ve continued making candies for special occasions. Truffles are my ...
By ALDONA BIRD Newsroom@DominionPost.com If you are giving your mother a bouquet of flowers today, or celebrating her by spending some time together outdoors, consider DIY eco-printing. If you don’t share a household with your mom, this is a social-distancing friendly ...
Friends, the scythe is my new favorite tool. The scythe, used for centuries, consists of a snath, grips, ring and blade. The curved blade attaches via the ring to the bottom end of the snath, which may be curved or straight. One grip sits at the top end of the snath and another ...
By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com Just imagine, sitting outdoors on a beautiful morning, birds chirping, flowers blooming. You pour yourself another cup of coffee or tea and take a sip — and it’s tepid. The season for drinking morning coffees and afternoon teas on ...
Last week I caved to my daughter’s pleas and we made slime. On Earth Day. Oops. The glitter and glue involved tugged at my eco-friendly consciousness; I wrote last week that glue includes petroleum derived compounds. Glitter is plastic, and worse, it’s small pieces of ...
By ALDONA BIRDNewsroom@DominionPost.com Many birds are already starting their first broods, but it isn’t too late to put up houses for later nesting birds and migratory species on their way from winter habitats. DIYing birdhouses is a fun project for all ages. Building and ...