Four weeks on…
Well, I am back in North Carolina (followed by a short stint at a soil physics conference in Lexington, Kentucky). The little bunny is now 5.1 lbs, and the big […]
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Week 3 at Apartment Acres
These babies have a newly cleaned cage, and are growing well! They are so adorable. I am down to 13 chicks. Got our very own version of Angry Birds here! […]
Two weeks out at Apartment Acres
I left Apartment Acres in the hands of a capable friend (including Clark, the amazing dog) so I could go to the Soil Science Society for America headquarters and do […]
One week on…
We had 5 chicks die the first night (April 28th). Which left a total of 18. This is, I am told, normal, and make a lovely snack size food for […]
Down on the Farm in my apartment
I feed my dog on the Raw diet (for more information, check out this link). I don’t need any haters telling me how barbaric and cruel it is, I do […]
Entry Way Closet
Like most people, I am constantly trying to find ways to better organize my super chaotic lifestyle. It was super frustrating to leave for work in the morning: 1. Not […]
The Life of a Scientist
Last week, I won an Outstanding University Teaching Assistant at North Carolina State, and was accepted to a Communicating Science Workshop at Harvard/MIT university this June, got access to a […]
A Taste Of Wisconsin – Cheese Curds
As a graduate student in North Carolina, I am sometimes mystified by the cultural differences that happen in my own country. Some of my friends here have never even heard of […]
Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark?
This blog is about soils and how they are important in art and culture, and nothing, to me, captures the awesomeness of soils like glow in the dark bacteria! Soldiers […]
Spent Grain Bo-Berry Biscuits
Homebrewing has a byproduct of whole grains, which can be made into flour (Thanks to Brooklyn Brewers). This flour can then be substituted into recipes to make delicious food. This is my recipe for […]
Harvest Moon Silhouette
This is a tree rimmed with 20 gauge black wire, and the inside was created using 26 gauge black wire. Incorporated into the silhouette is the blue harvest moon of […]
Soil Chunk Tree
This is a red soil clod covered in Modge Podge, and wire wrapped with 24 ga silver wire into tree roots, and formed into a tree with green semi-precious […]
Wire Earring Tree
This is a ten inch in diameter tree made of aluminum, which can be used to store 32 pairs of earring in the “tree leaves”. It is framed with 14 […]
Crescent Moon
This crescent moon pendant is framed in 20 gauge silver wire, and wire wrapped in 24 gauge gold wire. The moon is colored with pale blue semi-precious stone beads. I […]
Swirl Bracelet
I really like working with copper wire! This is a spiraled bracelet constructed in five different pieces. These pieces are wrapped in bronze wire, and overlain by sparkly blue beads. The clasps […]
Wire Spirals Necklace
This design features yellow, turquoise, and red 24 gauge wire. The necklace portion is the three different colors spun together, and shorter wires are attached to the center and spiraled […]
Wire Tree
This is a tree pendant made with 24 gauge turquoise wire, wrapped around a beach polished stone from Surf City, NC. Construction time is around an hour and a half.
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