Articles for tag: Food Preservation, Snow Shoes, Yellow Springs

Karla News

Native American Contributions

Foods: Basics Include: A dozen varieties of Corn, Beans, Squash, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Maple Sugar, Pineapples, Strawberries, Sweet potatoes, Sunflowers, Wild rice, Vanilla beans, Cocoa or chocolate, Clams, Cranberries, Pumpkins, Coffee, a wide variety of Nuts, and many varieties of Peppers and many more. Today, 60% of the world’s foods are of Native American origin! Corn ...

Karla News

Unique Winter Activities in Ogden, Utah

I have only lived in Ogden for about a year now but I have enjoyed living here so much that I am planning on living here for the rest of my life. One great reason why I prefer living in Ogden are the winter activities. For me, I almost failed high school because I went ...

Karla News

The Day I had to Give My Foster Baby Away

Last week, we handed our 26 month old foster baby, MiMi (my nickname for her, since that’s how my son pronounced her name), who had lived with us for 20 months, back to CPS so they could transfer her to a relative placement in another state. I met the worker at 4:45 in the morning ...

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Top 5 Denver Parks

1. Cheeseman Park (Capital Hill) While driving home from work, I often take a detour and drive through Cheeseman Park. In the summertime this park is the perfect 5:00pm sunbathing destination. In the winter, after a snow storm, we bust out the snow shoes and trek on through this Denver park. Being located next to ...