Healing Treasure

Ok, i borrowed the title from the post from one of the websites i frequent, Heavy Petal. Find out about one of their covert greeny garden ideas here.

We finally got around to doing an unplugged kid project! The theme from a little bit ago was Petal...

i came across a brilliant use of the petal-ly persuasion at Resurrection Fern. I ADORE the beautiful treasures created and observed on this blog. It is deeply inspiring. So, for our petal project the lion cub and i deconstructed and reconstructed some flowers...it was perfect for a rainy overcast afternoon.

the materials have been gathered

now for some fuel!


yes, we made sure to use some recycled paper

The lion cub leads a pretty unplugged life, as is...


When i came upon UnplugYourKid.com i thought what they do is fantastic. Here is the basic idea: Every week a theme is selected and you have full freedom to explore that idea creatively with your child. You take pictures of the process, progress, results, etc. and post them then link to the main website so others can see and enjoy. Here are some more details...


This week's theme is Dark. We are going to have a go next week with Petal.


There has been much jubilation since the iris and peonies started blooming so it should make for some really fun petal-ly projects.

Just came across a course i would love to take...The Art Of Horticulture (at Cornell University).

Now i just have to get into Cornell.

Simulation

Reality.

And check out their tasty reading list (they are just required to read 2):

Ackerman, Diane. 2001. Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden. NY: HarperCollins. (This lady keeps on showing up in my life! see Mad Book Dash!)

Druse, Ken. 2003. The Passion for Gardening: Inspiration for a Lifetime. NY: Clarkson
Potter/Publishers.

Kingsolver, Barbara. 2007. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. NY: HarperCollins.

Masumoto, David Mas. 1995. Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on my Family Farm. Harper San Francisco.

Mitchell, Henry. 1981, 1999. The Essential Earthman. NY: Houghton Mifflin.

Orlean, Susan. 1998. The Orchid Thief. NY: Ballantine.

Pollan, Michael. 2001. Botany of Desire. NY: Random House.

Stewart, Amy. 2007. Flower Confidential. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books.