How can we watch an eclipse safely?
A total solar eclipse is headed our way August 21, 2017. Here’s what you need to watch it safely.
(Not Even Sort of) Wordless Wednesday: Storm Glass Fun
Two days ago, I moved the storm glass into the master bathroom in preparation for the battery of tests we’re going to subject it to over the weekend. This morning I noticed that crystals had formed at the top of the glass. I’ve never seen that before. In theory, that means thunderstorms are headed our way. Guess we’ll see if the storm glass is right.
“How did they make old-timey ketchup?”: A Caterpickles Investigative Report, Part Three
If you’re just joining us, recently The Five-Year-Old asked me how Americans used to make ketchup in those bleak days before Henry Heinz brought his ketchup to market in 1876. Monday we found and translated an old-timey recipe. Yesterday we cooked it. And today we’re putting our old-timey ketchup to the test.
“How did they make old-timey ketchup?” A Caterpickles Investigative Report, Part Two: The Cooking
If you’re just joining us, recently The Five-Year-Old asked me how Americans used to make ketchup in those bleak days before Henry Heinz brought his ketchup to market in 1876. Yesterday we found and translated an old-timey recipe. Today we’re cooking it.
“Can I catch some hail?”
The evening in early June that my daughter and I spent huddled in our basement waiting for the tornado warning to expire is definitely in the running to be one of the formative experiences of my daughter’s childhood. Over a month later, she’s still busily processing it. Today she asked, “Can I catch some hail, Mommyo?”
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