Jungle Life

The winter is closing in on DC, even though today's high is 58 degrees fahrenheit. Sometimes I think winter is more of a state of mind than a temperature. When the Christmas decorations go up, and the leaves fall off the trees, it doesn't matter how warm it is outside, I still feel like bundling up and drinking cocoa. But it also makes me long for spring (I'm a perpetual-heat kind of girl, welcoming global warming and all its effects). This wonderful project from Cookie magazine lets you capture a bit of spring in your home to ward off the chills:

Make a terrarium--to remind you of warmer times or to gift to someone who longs for the greenery of spring.

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