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My Crush On Crustaceans

Many childhood hours were spent exploring no further than the borders of my backyard, where ants, spiders, ladybugs, and the common pillbug played part in ...

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I’ve Got My Eye On You

Finally got around to mounting this poster print onto some black foam core to hang on the closet office wall. The process was a trip ...

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Now Where to Put It?

I rarely bring anything into the home without a plan of where to display it. But in the case of this vintage scientific model of ...

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The Golden Light

Our dining room has been a work in progress, as we love the lighting inside the brightest room of our apartment, but we've yet to ...

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A Most Eggsellent Discovery

Vintage egg grading scale, found at the Oakdale Antique Mall (or was it Modesto?). Tried some range-free eggs from the fridge and it seems like ...

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Imagining a World While She Slumbers

Awoke from a short nap after an early supper this evening reenergized and motivated, like a wet towel had been lifted from my head (I'm ...

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5 Years Ago, When We Were Small and Cool

I can't believe this was almost 5 years ago. Funny how a random decision to enter Apartment Therapy's Smallest Coolest (as it was called back ...

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Glue Guns and Ancient Blue Bloods of the Seas

These three beauties arrived from an eBay dealer of educational/science items. I actually only ordered two large horseshoe crabs, but the dealer surprised me and ...

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The Patterns All Around Us

I was able to sneak a step ladder into the living room and balance ontop to take that first photo without Emily realizing the covert ...

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Hey Good Lookin’…Whatcha Got Cooking?

"So are you ready to have some dinner?" "Sure, what are we having?" "Roasted carrots." "That's all?" "No, also beet greens, tofu and some couscous." "Sounds good!" Some days we're the ...