How Do Apples Grow?

I didnt know that it is the flower that becomes the fruit we call apple. It takes the work of 50 leaves to make sugars for an apple and we need the bees too.

Archaeologists Dig for Clues (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) 

Wet screening dirt technique in archaelogy.

Archaeological study of shell middens
My grandmother used to joke that, if we needed to find something missing in the house, we had to go look for it in the stable, where my grandfather would gather everything that would turn into compost for his fields. Imagine this archaelogical midden as that heap of trash built over ages.

Who doesnt want to find a 65 million year old triceratops skull?

Kids learn the organized way of digging with a matrix and grid approach. They learn how finer implements are needed to dig smaller things. For example, a shovel would damage an awl.

Spinning Spiders (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) 

I didnt know about the grass spider's icecream cone web and the platform spiders. 

Didnt know that tarantula could eat a fish and live upto 20 years.
The author says, "if you see a spider let it be". One morning, I went into the garage and found hundreds of spiders crawling. In that moment, it is hard to "let it be".

The Yoga Plate: Bring Your Practice into the Kitchen with 108 Simple & Nourishing Vegan Recipes

Tamal and Victoria go deep into understanding the real yoga - and realise that 'yoga' as you know it is only one of the eight limbs of the whole system of yoga.

Concept of prasadam is well explained.

Blueberry beauty looks gorgeous.

The book cover is very appetising too.

Watermelon coconut mint cooler - I wonder how water melon will go with coocnut water. I will try this.

I should try Nutritional yeast in chickpea flour pancakes next time.

Cauliflower mash

Vegenaise

Lots of refreshing recipes

Dinosaur kale

Avocado mint chutney
Rawsome
Never tried cider vinegar ina cake, but anything goes well with chocolate right.
Ah the raw Lemon Raspberry Cheescake...
Peanut butter cup

P90X Core Synergistics Extreme Home Fitness!

P90X Core Synergistics Extreme Home Fitness! Beachbody Tony Horton

I have been doing P90x from the beginning of the year M,W,F.  Earlier I used to wonder how pam the glam is sweating so much in the video. I used to stop at Dreya roll, as it seemed too much to handle. But core synergetics is fun. I could not do the sphinx pushups, chaturanga run and so many things. But after 7 months, today I sweat like no one's business. I was able to do all of the moves, even the Dreya roll - ok I didnt do an X jump. Hey, I will get there.

I dream of the day, when i can do perfect steam engine.

Forces Make Things Move (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

You cant help but wonder how your little one has grown up to be a big scientist who can read paragraphs on force. so many wonderful example sof friction, gravity.

And imagine the toy car thrown into space, never stops.. keeps on going. 

Look Out for Turtles! (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2)

So many varieties of turtles. Red-footed tortoise. Wood turtle. leaf turtle. Loved he pastel color palette of the book. I have not seen bullet points in childrens books. Nice way of summarizing interesting points.

Chirping Crickets (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2)

Did you know, where crickets ears are located? And how about the varieties of crickets there are.. field crickets, ground crickets, tree crickets, groun crickets. And how many times do they molt? Good visuals of the cricket, up close, silhouette.

If you dont try you wont know

Today I was doing v-up from Level 3 of Alex Silver Fagan's  Strong for woman, I kept my hand to the side to get up in the first round. In the third round by mistake, I tried and realised that I could do it. You fail by not trying.
It was funny while trying do a wind-mill wiht kettlebell on the high hand. I reduced the weight, then it looked clean and better.

Theo Pure Dark 85% Chocolate Bars, 3-Ounce Bars (Pack of 12)

Theo Pure Dark 85% Chocolate Bars, 3-Ounce Bars (Pack of 12) 

I had one piece of th ginger & sea salt Theo chocolate. I didnt get the ginger flavor. I should have asked for more to get the flavor. 

Diary of a Spider

I stand corrected. Spiders are not insects.

This has to be the most creative book on spiders.

Love the friendship between spider and fly too. Far travelling Grandpa who takes advantages of the winds.

Ripple Vegan Protein Shake, Chocolate

Ripple Vegan Protein Shake, Chocolate, 12 Fl Oz (Pack of 12) | 20g Clean, Plant-Based Protein | Dairy Free, Soy Free, Lactose Free, Gluten Free, Non-GMO

Fast & Easy Vegan Cookbook: 100 Mouth-Watering Recipes for Time-Crunched Vegans

Butler soy curls as chicken substitute
Broccoli rice
Macrobiotic diet
Loved the reversing of cooking and blending in the coconut curry soup
There's a summary of all the calories, carbs, fats at the end of each recipe.
Many varieties of recipes, .many innovative. Potachos (Potato nachos) and Ch-ofu (chickpead-tofu)
Wish there were more pitcures.

Green lentil Pasta

Christina Cooks: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Whole Foods But Were Afraid to Ask

Sesame Street Counting All Around 2011 (Elmo's Learning Adventures) 

Zoe has a big party coming up and she has invitations that need to be sent. A postoffice is a great frameowrk to teach kids bth numbers and all about what goes into sending someone a mail.
After that there's party fun too. Kids get to move around doing toe crunches and other things.

Code Hour of Code Poster Set 

Hack Your Cupboard: Make Great Food with What You've Got

Marinating the cucumbers and tomatoes in the dressing before making the green salad is a great hack, to add some flavor to the vegetables. Its good to know options to convert a salad into a full meal.

Korean spice gochujang

Japanese Yuzu Kosho

Mushroom and egg bowl, bread pudding, brownie in microwave

The best part is how seemingly simple things come together to make a great fiesta..

Lots of sandwiches.

My favorite Avocado toast

Pie chips with Berry Dip is a novel dessert.

Very colorful pictures.

REBBL Super Herb Powered Elixirs

REBBL Super Herb Powered Elixirs | 3 Roots Mango Spice Revitalizing Elixir 12 Pack | 12 Fl Oz | Gluten Free, Organic, Non GMO | 1000mg Turmeric, 1000mg Ginger, 3.8g Coconut MCTs

I have had this and liked the flavor.

Candy Cane

Candy Cane
starts like a big log
it thins down
and flows
like a snake
cut and bent into a stick
every stick knows
its connection to the fourth one
that they were kins

SpoxFit Anti-Burst Exercise Ball

SpoxFit Anti-Burst Exercise Ball Super Strong Holds 660lbs, Home Gym Bundle. Set Includes Resistance Bands, Stable Base, Workout Poster. Perfect for Office Chair, Yoga, Birthing

With the ball, you can increase the resistance with the bands and perform better exercises.

What works triceps?

Tricep exercise using body-weight

Kettlebell Kickboxing

Kettlebell Kickboxing: Every Woman's Guide to Getting Healthy, Sexy, and Strong

Anderson shows that Kettlebell is exclusive as the exercises done by dumbell are a subset o exercises possible with kettlebell. Do you know which of your exercise works out the posterior chain? Kettlebell swing will help you with that.

plank reach-over
crab reach with weights