Just as good as it sounded. I took my little sister yesterday, and we had a blast. It was only $1 to get in. Lots of free samples, and a scavenger hunt type thing where you had to visit different education stations and collect stamps on your map. If you got them all stamped, you got a prize at the end. We also made chocolate sachets, and Khalia made a cinnamon necklace. All while enjoying the beauty of the Garfield Park Conservatory. It was so nice to see blooming flowers in February. This will definitely be an annual event.
Since I am finally done with Practicum I and only have one project left to finish for my Reading and Language Theory class, I decided to spend the evening relaxing with the latest issue of my favorite magazine, Bust . In this issue, I read about: Fat women on reality shows A new version of roller derby called Derby Lite A global O that will be occurring on December 21-22 Recipes for finger foods to serve at holiday parties How to make your own yarn Asheville, NC (now I want to move there even more...) Amy Poehler's views on feminism Divorce ranches in Nevada from the 1930's through the 1960's (it used to be really hard to get a divorce, and Nevada had laws that made it super easy) Homemade Christmas gift ideas A guide to "handling some of life's major milestones- marriage, childbirth, and death- with a DIY frame of mind" The monthly "One-handed read" column And of course, there are the fashion and beauty sections. Also, book, movie, and music revie
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