1. Cheers to Great Britain for preserving and protecting some of the remaining coral reef habitats. That is a bit of good coming from colonization!

2. This sounds like the perfect bourbon cocktail for Spring.

3. The vast majority of the body of work I created in college was alternative processes, specifically cyanotype. I have loved Anna Atkin’s work since I first set eyes on it, and it was awesome to see her featured by Google this week!

4. What a sweet love story.

5. Never trust a map.

6. This is eerily spot on! (especially because I am an 11) via Joanna

7. Unfortunately, stealing recipes is rampant in this online era.

8. How to brown butter.

9. We’ve been singing this song all week at school and I can’t get it out of my head.

10. Ah! Homemade limoncello!

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