Marie McKinseyApr 1, 20142 min readThe Little Blue Flower At The Start Of It AllIf it is possible for plants to travel through time, forget-me-nots would be well suited for the journey.
Marie McKinseyMar 30, 20142 min readPreventing Scurvy with Watercress" 'What are you doing, Mr. Fraser?' Grey asked, in some bewilderment. Fraser looked up, mildly surprised, but not embarrassed in the...
Marie McKinseyMar 29, 20143 min readStrawberries and The Clan FraserIn Drums of Autumn, Jamie tells Claire this story, "Strawberries ha' always been the emblem of the clan - it's what the name meant, to start
Marie McKinseyFeb 23, 20141 min readSleeping With MozartHow is it possible to share a bed with a man who has been dead for 222 years? It's simple - try learning to perform his music. It stays wit
Marie McKinseyNov 24, 20132 min readI'll Bet You've Never Eaten a Yamthe perennial question comes up - is a yam the same thing as a sweet potato? I've wondered about this for as long as I can remember and this
Marie McKinseyJul 13, 20134 min readThe Sustainable Alternative to the Alki 11I wrote this when I had become tired of pointing out the problems with this project. Our protests fell on deaf ears anyway. It was clear tha
Marie McKinseyJul 9, 20131 min readWhat Is the Difference Between a Fruit and a Vegetable?When people find out that a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable, they are usually surprised. They think of fruits as being sweet and vegetabl
Marie McKinseyJun 29, 20135 min readWill the Alki 11 Rowhouses Cause Flooding?If you've been following these posts for a while, you are familiar with the math: for every inch of rainfall, nearly 5500 gallons of stormwa
