JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ve been trying to find ways to enhance the frgrance in my laundry. Since I use detergents that are less-fancy/more-natural and fragrance-free, I’ve had fun experimenting with essential oils. What I like to do, is to put several drops of lemon oil into the fabric softener bin in the washer. Then I put lavender oil […]

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From the Seattle Times today: In Palestine, Mother kills raped daughter to restore ‘honor’ while in China, Mother tracks down elusive DNA match for daughter’s transplant The two headlines were placed on opposite pages, as if an intentional juxtaposition. Certainly a contrast: The Palestinian mother who murdered her daughter, after the teenager gave birth to […]

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I’ve never heard about horticulture therapy, but it doesn’t surprise me: But humans are the true beneficiaries of this therapy that uses plants and gardens to reduce stress, soothe Alzheimer’s patients, rehabilitate the injured and redirect the energies of troubled teens. Gardeners know there is no more absorbing distraction from the cares of the day […]

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From Troy and Gay , I found this Nerd Purity Test : You answered “yes” to 17 of 100 questions, making you 83.0% nerd pure (17.0% nerd corrupt); that is, you are 83.0% pure in the nerd domain (you have 17.0% nerd in you). Your Weirdness Factor (AKA Uniqueness Factor) is 26%, based on a […]

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Ted left early yesterday morning to go to ApacheCon. He’s having fun at the Hackathon today . A big Hello to blog readers who are there with him in Las Vegas this week: Have fun with my husband. Hope we can meet each other sometime. So when the cat’s away, the mice will play and […]

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