<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Life on Worldwide Stew</title><link>https://worldwidestew.com/tags/life/</link><description>Recent content in Life on Worldwide Stew</description><generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en-us</language><managingEditor>worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis)</managingEditor><webMaster>worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis)</webMaster><copyright>© 2026 Worldwide Stew, aka Michael Davis.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:49:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://worldwidestew.com/tags/life/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>On propagation</title><link>https://worldwidestew.com/blog/2026-04-18-on-propagation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2022 16:49:39 +0000</pubDate><author>worldwide@worldwidestew.com (Michael Davis)</author><guid>https://worldwidestew.com/blog/2026-04-18-on-propagation/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Around April of each year, I order &lt;em&gt;praying mantis egg pods&lt;/em&gt;, also called an &lt;em&gt;ootheca&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;About a month to eight weeks after their arrival around a hundred and fifty baby praying mantises are ready, chipper, and anxious to get out into the garden. It&amp;rsquo;s one of the happiest days of my year: &lt;em&gt;baby release day&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But, I rarely see them after that. Then last week, Barb saw one on a decorative light out front.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>