Sparking Curiosity at a Conservatory

Where to go to inspire curiosity

I remember playing family games when I was little and loving the idea of a “conservatory” from Clue.  Our city has an amazing conservatory to visit that houses some of the most exotic and beautiful plants we’ve ever seen.  Since the climate can be regulated, plants that normally wouldn’t survive the North Texas climate can…

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A Magical Place: The Fort Worth Japanese Gardens

As a little kid, we used to go on field trips to the Fort Worth Japanese Gardens and I remember the winding paths and the lush gardens feeling like a magical place.  When my husband and I were celebrating our first anniversary, a mere three weeks after the birth of our son, we couldn’t go…

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How Does My Garden Grow

At the beginning of the summer, I planned and planted a container garden. It has been fun to watch it grow, but not everything has been as successful as I had hoped. The month of May was an unusually wet month so I feel like my results won’t be replicated in another year that provides less rain. So…

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High Tea Training

I have an amazing Mother-in-law.  This week she has taken my children, loved on them, spoiled them, and invested in them.  Although we are very different, we both have a heart to cultivate virtue in my children.  Thankfully, she has been equipped with gifts different than mine.  I have learned so much from her over…

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