Is it possible to plan a garden where flowers bloom steadily each week for six months? Truthfully, I wouldn’t have thought so, until we moved to Madison. That is what the previous gardener of the place where we live achieved. Her knowledge of Wisconsin perennials amazes me each year as I see the progression of […]
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Happy Spring Break! We’re spending our time in the backyard getting in touch with our inner blossoms. Our second sign of the season after snowdrops is Siberian Iris. They are tiny; no taller than your hand. Their colors are a regal purple and lilac purple. After taking this picture I realized a mystery guest was […]
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April rains + May sunshowers = June flowers Gracias for reading Fake Flamenco! ¡Olé! –Rebecca For more photos from around the world, see Six Word Saturday.
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What if you could make an animal-friendly leather-like fabric that was breathable and environmentally sustainable? Mexican inventors Adrián López Velarde (auto industry) and Marte Cázarez (fashion industry) have discovered a way to make this dream come true. Move over pleather, there’s a new textile in town. They’ve invented a breathable, natural vegan material made from […]
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Director Patricio Guzmán Lozanes’ The Cordillera of Dreams won best documentary at the Cannes Film festival in May 2019. He has produced a series of films about his native land. His earlier Battle of Chile trilogy concentrated on the social movements against the dictatorship. Guzmán Lozanes left Chile after Pinochet took power in 1973, to […]
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March 8th is International Women’s Day. This day seems to be celebrated more in other parts of the world than in the United States. In the past, friends from Colombia, Chile and Spain have emailed wishing me a happy Women’s Day. In the United States, it is a quiet, obscure event. Maybe I can work […]
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