Mimi's Garden

01/15/2024

While sub zero temps are not ideal, seeing a rare sundog yesterday was pretty amazing! An ice halo around the sun was seen here in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. I love seeing all the beautiful photos capturing the event 🌈🌞❄

12/08/2023

These look cool!

📸 Watch this video on Facebook
https://fb.watch/oP6bIn_Jpx/?mibextid=CDWPTG

03/24/2023

Very interesting!

https://fb.watch/jtX2Zvol6l/

12/31/2022

Friends, please stop falling for and sharing these scam posts! These jerks pray on your caring nature. Most of these posts are about found, lost, or injured animals, or missing elderly, etc.

What's the scam? Once the post is shared enough times, the original post is changed and usually contains an outside link. The post has enough momentum to keep getting high view rates (thanks to the FB algorithm).

How can you quickly tell if it's a fake post? Check out the profile of the original poster... most of these are made by a "page" designed to look like a personal profile. These posts usually contain the phrase "bump this post" which no normal human being would say.

What can you do? Don't share the post! Don't comment, or make angry faces... just gets more views! Report the post to FB as a scam, and report the page that created the post as a fake page. 3 dots in the upper right corner will take you where you need to go!

This post isn't a scam, so feel free to make it viral. Let's shut down this disgusting scam trend!

I'll add additional photos in the comments of other scam posts, and screenshots of what they have been "changed" to.

10/30/2022

Halloween is upon us, so let us all remember... there is only ONE rule to Halloween.

Trick, or treat.

That's it, just that one simple rule. There's no rule about age limits, or costumes, or even being able to SAY trick-or-treat. It is meant to be a fully inclusive holiday. No child (or adult) should have to let you know they are neurodivergent by carrying a special color pumpkin bucket 🙄

If you are the type to slap your own rules on this holiday, feel free to follow the unwritten rule of Halloween... turn your light off, and don't participate.

My son does not understand Halloween. He just wants to sit in his wagon and ride along while his cousins enjoy the holiday. They LOVE going to each door and snagging a piece of candy for him. They take turns. They feel so good about what they are doing. Last year someone refused to give my nephew a piece of candy for my son, saying "if he wants a piece of candy he can come to the door and get it." Do you want to know who really suffered? My poor nephew for being made to feel like HE was doing something wrong. This is a young man who is doing everything he can to make my son feel included. I had to be the one to explain to him that he wasn't doing anything wrong, that this person simply didn't understand the rules of Halloween.

The rules are simple. There is only ONE.

Trick, or treat 🎃

10/29/2022

I couldn't find a teal pumpkin... but I found a teal bowl! The teal pumpkin means you are offering non-food goodies at Halloween 🎃

I've gotta tell you, so far the non-food goodies have been a huge hit! This is my first year trying this, and I love it! It's all about inclusion 💙 Not all kids can eat candy 💙

10/26/2022

What to do with all those ribbons that come on baby shower gifts... save them! With a simple wooden ring you can make a hand kite for your future toddler. Great for sensory play!

07/05/2022

Going to have to try this!!

Did you know...if you add a 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda to the water while boiling eggs...the shell will come right off when peeling...Well, you do now 🙂

06/04/2022

Market moth memorial... all found items ❤🦋

05/30/2022

Hoping you all had a happy and safe Memorial Day weekend! Thank you, to those who have served 🇺🇲

04/19/2022

Thrifty!

04/16/2022