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 […]
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Building Birdhouses
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 […]
Check in on each other
Time waits for no human. Living in the future can bring up feelings of anxiety and living in the past can bring up feelings of depression or […]
Homemade glue better, not easy
I often shy away from sticky subjects, but today I’m diving in. So today’s topic is … glue! When tackling crafts and projects I first try to […]
Why are species different?
We humans are all part of the same species: Homo sapiens. A species is defined as the largest group of individuals that can produce fertile offspring. When […]
Add a Little ‘Pop’
By Aldona BirdNewsroom@DominionPost.com With Mother’s Day, graduations and other events coming up, it’s the perfect time to make greeting cards. Grab some pretty paper and your art […]
What’s Blooming at WVBG?
By David P. DavisNewsroom@DominionPost.com This week at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, 1061 Tyrone Road, we feature our first flowering shrubs of the season and a couple […]
Handling ‘freshmen 15’ in the time of COVID-19
This one goes out to all the overworked, overwhelmed, underrepresented and sleep-deprived students fresh out of high school: The freshman class. The freshman class might have had […]
Stressed? Take a stroll
Recently I listened to a podcast about the stress cycle, and how our bodies continue to respond to a past, long-ended stress. The hosts said de-activating stress […]
Preserving Springtime
One of the multiple ways to preserve flowers now coming into bloom, and enjoy them all year, is pressing and drying. Pressed plants can be used in […]
