Cajun French is derived from the mixing original French spoken by French soldiers and settlers in Louisiana before the arrival of the Acadians. The language incorporates words of African, Spanish, Native American and English origin, unknown in Acadian French.
A terrarium is a small collection of miniature plants that are grown inside a clear container. The terrarium is sealed to create a self-contained ecosystem, in which the life processes of photosynthesis, respiration and the water cycle take place.
Originally published, May 2008. Updated, October, 2012. Rhodiola (Rhodiola Rosea), sometimes called Arctic root or golden root, is considered an adaptogenic herb, meaning that it acts in non-specific ways to increase resistance to stress, without disturbing normal biological functions.