One of this year’s trends is the resurgence of animal prints and skins, in both fashion and home. These luxuries are not for everyone , however ; either for ethical or financial reasons. But, alas, we all have an opportunity to participate in this trend. “It takes a village to raise a trend. ” Alligator [...] Read more »
Lichen’s beauty
The lichen’s beauty is in the many different colors it can exhibit from rock to rock. “When you take photos the lichen almost looks like flowers,” Dininger said. “The lichen pulls different minerals out of the rock and that is how they get their color, pink, lavender, orange, yellow, green and even black,” she said. [...] Read more »
Carrot Purple
Purple was recently one of the hottest colors on the runway, then it made a splash in home interiors, and now purple has even taken honors as a trendy color for carrots. The “Purple Haze” carrot is one of the 2006 winners recognized by All-America Selections as “a flower or vegetable for significant achievements, proven [...] Read more »
Blue Crabs Tip
The Chesapeake Bay, not far from where I live, is famous for crabs, and locally, we celebrate summer with many crabfests. As I was reading about an upcoming Blue Crab festival this morning, I remembered a fun tidbit about these colorful crustaceans and wanted to share it with you. Did you know that there is [...] Read more »






