At Seven Years Old:
While Playing a game of “Crazy Bones” with Mom:
Calvin: “You may have got my player, but you did not get my dignity”
(There is a lesson there :))
At Seven Years Old:
While Playing a game of “Crazy Bones” with Mom:
Calvin: “You may have got my player, but you did not get my dignity”
(There is a lesson there :))
Small batch hot sauce made in Takoma Park, Maryland. Five different varieties available (see below). I grew the peppers in my backyard container garden, using organic potting soil and compost from my own composter. Ingredients: Hot peppers, White Wine Vinegar, Sea Salt $8.00/bottle 5 oz. “Just a note to say thank you for creating such […]
This report is a USIP PeaceBrief copied in full here. The original appears at: https://www.usip.org/publications/2017/08/reconciliation-and-transitional-justice-nepal-slow-path August 2, 2017 / By: Colette Rausch In 2006, the government of Nepal and Maoist insurgents brokered the end of a ten-year civil war that had killed thousands and displaced hundreds of thousands. The ensuing Comprehensive Peace Agreement laid out a […]
(This report is a USIP PeaceBrief copied in full here. The original appears at: https://www.usip.org/publications/2017/05/inclusive-peace-processes-are-key-ending-violent-conflict) Friday, May 5, 2017 / By: Colette Rausch; Tina Luu Violent conflict, refugee flows, and internal displacements present international policymakers and practitioners today with unprecedented challenges. Tackling these problems requires not only signed peace agreements but also sustainable peace. It is […]
We were perusing one of our favorite garden nurseries a few springs back when my son Calvin saw a lone Ghost Pepper mixed in with the tomato plants. Its label reflected an eerie ghost figure surrounded by flames. Calvin had watched a number of You Tube videos showing people eating whole Ghost Peppers and then, within […]
Forget rigidly following the traditional wisdom of when to do what when it comes to gardening. Global warming (yes, deniers, it does exist!) has thrown the playbook out the window. I have learned over the past five years that one needs to look at the calendar and guidance on when to start seeds indoors, when […]
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