Introducing Kids to Codebreaking

Introducing Kids to Codebreaking

Last week I spun up a couple of cipher wheels to help my scouts learn a little about code breaking. I made two wheels for Rot-13, a substitution cipher that I was originally introduced to online as a way Sailor Moon fan sites used to obscure spoilers. And then, since...
Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterfly

I have this post in drafts mysteriously titled “monarch butterfly” with no content in it, and I want to play with some of the new(ish) Divi theme builder features, so I’m going to just go ahead and make a test post here so I can see what happens on...
Getting to Know Herbs with Nat!

Getting to Know Herbs with Nat!

A couple of weeks ago, Brad and I spent an afternoon in the Sepulveda Basin Community Garden Center with Natalie from CultivateLove LA. We took her Get to Know Herbs workshop and spent time learning about herb gardening with all five senses, touching and tasing the...
2018 Superb Owl Painting

2018 Superb Owl Painting

Per tradition, I spent the Sunday of a large football game painting a bird, and this week I’m auctioning it off for charity! 55% of the sale will benefit the Antelope Valley Conservancy, which works to preserve the Antelope Valley watershed (which borders three...