Photo of the Week: Cilantro from the Garden, in Michigan in December

Green leaves of cilantro sit on a blue-rimmed white plate.

Imagine my surprise this week when I looked in the vegetable garden and saw my cilantro was still growing!

Typically in southeast Michigan, we get cooler temperatures and snow in early to late November. And we did get a couple snow showers in November, including one snow shower of three inches of snow.

Snowy weather and cooler temperatures would have killed any cilantro.

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December 10, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about design-pattern guidelines, find an upcoming talk about why we need more accessible designers, discover how browsers work, and more. Continue reading December 10, 2021: Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week

Woman videographer behind video camera recording a session.

If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you know I’ve been asking online publishers for years to improve the accessibility of their images, videos, and audio. From asking people to caption videos, add alternative text to their images, and transcripts to their podcasts, I’ve focused on educating others about creating media everyone can access.… Continue reading Small Steps: Celebrating Two Accessibility Wins in One Week