I’ve had a range of successes in my DIY gifting history. From the age of six onwards, I’ve given painted rocks (it’s a paperweight!), tin cans plastered with a collage of coloured tissue paper (it’s a pen holder!), dyed macaroni “beads” strung on yarn (it’s a fashion...
The Triumphant Green Seed Within: How to Eat More Pumpkin Seeds Pumpkin seeds: a seed, wrapped in a shell, wrapped in slimy pumpkin guts, wrapped in a hallowed, iconic orange sphere, wrapped in an enigma. Do you eat them? Pumpkins are most often bought for the purpose...
I once read on a holistic beauty blog that you could use turmeric as a face mask for beautifying results. From previous posts, you may have deduced that I love a good DIY home spa treatment. So, I mixed up the mask, heavy on the turmeric, and trustingly applied it to...
“Ranjani grew up in a Sri Lankan village where her father owned over 10 acres of Ceylon cinnamon crops. In her village almost 80% of the community depended on growing cinnamon as a livelihood. As kids they snacked on the bark of cinnamon sticks and stems of...
When being seedy is good: How to eat more flax! Back in the eighties, when parents were mostly not aware of the ills of fluffy white bread, I was the only kid in school with “multigrain” bread in a sea of unblemished, alabaster Wonderbread-type sandwiches. My friends...
Healthy Snack and Lunch Ideas Feeding your kids the right fuel will boost their mood, energy and focus – making the school day more enjoyable for everyone! Here are a few tips for making mealtime healthy and happy: Whenever possible use whole, fresh foods (the...
