Parenting is not rocket science, but this is one not-technical mama's experiment in raising curious, adventuresome explorers.
As you may recall, we were trying our hand at a little gardening with the goal of witnessing the wonder of seeds sprouting. Already somewhat successful because we did indeed get little sprouts, you all need to know the continuing story in all it's irony. The seeds I had on hand were sunflowers, the same …
Is there anything as tactile as digging in the dirt? Any hopeful rush like seeds sprouting? Any thrill like well-tended plants thriving? Any joy like seeing a dormant tree bud and unfurl brand new, bright green leaves? Spring is magical. I'm sure it's even more so when the season shift is more dramatic than here …
A couple of years ago, The Martian film made botanist hearts soar as fictional astronaut Mark Watney, stranded on Mars with slim odds of survival, said defiantly in the face of starvation: "I don't want to come off as arrogant here, but I'm the greatest botanist on this planet.” My husband, the resident rocket scientist, …
Launching Rocket Babies 