by Nancy | Mar 9, 2012 | Chasing Caterpillars, Research, Travel
Image via Janine aka "janineomg" on Flickr Got up this morning when I heard the birds singing and people talking out on the porch downstairs. My first order of business, after breakfast (discovered I absolutely LOVE fresh papaya!), was to find the bookstore...
by Nancy | Dec 28, 2011 | Chasing Caterpillars, News, Research, Travel
I have my ticket! (happy dance) I will be going to Suriname in March 2012!
by Nancy | Feb 8, 2011 | Chasing Caterpillars, News, Research, Writing
Please comment on the News-Leader’s website and join the project! The clock is ticking on Nancy Dailey’s dream. Dailey, a retired teacher, has until Thursday to raise money to fund a trip to Suriname to finish research for a book she’s writing on...
by Nancy | Feb 5, 2011 | Miscellaneous, Research
The whole thing is sooo small and so different from what I’ve known as a microscope. And the lens is so tiny! I don’t know how in the world Leeuwenhoek ever discovered all those things he did using this! (Now to figure out what I can try to look at using...
by Nancy | Jan 27, 2011 | Chasing Caterpillars, Research
Last year I contacted Al Shinn about making a replica Leeuwenhoek microscope for me. Leeuwenhoek was a compatriot of Maria Sybilla Merian’s, and he made around 500 very small microscopes. Mr. Shinn and I talked last week, the results being since he is so busy...
by Nancy | Jan 17, 2011 | Research
I’ve been trying to improve on what little Dutch I know, mainly adding to my vocabulary. And I’ve discovered something baffling. Words that have an interesting sound are more likely to be retained. For instance, the word “fietsen” which means to bicycle. Now I don’t...
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