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The “Baniwi” Goes Viral

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Press Tagged: banana kiwi hybrid, baniwi | April 28, 2016 by Robert

Friends, in the event you missed it – we had a little excitement around here this month – my first truly viral video! So a couple years back I created a silly DIY-style April Fool’s Day video for Kin Community – it was a lot of fun to create and you can see the video …

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Feeling all the feels! My @sonomamag feature has j Feeling all the feels! My @sonomamag feature has just gone live in digital form - and I'm excited to be able to share it with you. If you’d like to read it, the link is in my profile. 😊

Warmest thanks to @csurmick for these wonderful photos - his images along with those of @christopherchungphoto, accompanied the generous writing of @jennifernicholsgraue. It’s an honor to be seen through their talents, and I'm incredibly grateful. 🩵
On this Giving Tuesday, I'm excited to share a fun On this Giving Tuesday, I'm excited to share a fundraiser that I have been helping to develop with @sonomabotanicalgarden! This week we launch Gardens Aglow, the Garden's first holiday light program. It's a magical way to explore the grounds after hours in the glow of twinkling lights – complete with a piano lounge, fire pits, wine tastings with local vintners, hot cocoa and popcorn – and of course, crafting in our very own Winter Workshop. Come make a wood branded holiday ornament of your very own! 

Bay Area, friends, we'd love to have you join us!

✨ Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays, December 5-21, 2025 

⏰ Timed, ticketed entry at 5:00 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.

🎟️ Head on over to the link in the @sonomabotanicalgarden bio!
[FUN UPDATE!: like many of you, I was traveling ho [FUN UPDATE!: like many of you, I was traveling home from visiting family this morning. On my way back from the airport, I pulled into a coffee shop in order to be able to activate registration. By the time I arrived at my house at around 10:00 AM PT – I found that there are only five retreat spaces remaining. 🥹😳 You all are amazing! If you'd like to join us in 2026, let this be your encouragement to register now! ]

📣 Well Crafted Sonoma 2026 registration open for the general public today - Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 9am. You'll be able to find complete information and register at robert-mahar.com/sonona.

Join us next year - Monday, October 5th through Friday, October 9th, 2026 in beautiful Sonoma, California for a week of thoughtfully developed hands-on creative workshops in which we'll explore needlework and textile craft with artist-led instruction by your host Robert Mahar (that's me!) and our amazing guest instructor Mimi Kirchner! 🩵
Today, during a walk through San Diego’s Balboa Pa Today, during a walk through San Diego’s Balboa Park, we had the good fortune to cross paths with @mcwhitneys_poetry. He kindly lent his talents and typed out a poem to celebrate our granddaughter’s first Thanksgiving. ✨

On the note of thanks, I want to extend my mine for your incredibly kind words a couple of posts back, when I shared the joyful news of this little one’s arrival. Gratitude upon gratitude upon gratitude. 🥹🙌🥰
I genuinely don’t know a better way to promote Wel I genuinely don’t know a better way to promote Well Crafted Sonoma 2026 than with these faces. 😍 I’ll spend months planning, prepping, and curating a truly lovely and thoughtfully considered week of craft-centric programming — but it’s the magical humans who show up with their curiosity, kindness, and good energy that make the whole venture worthwhile. 🎉

Friend, consider this your invitation to join us under the oaks, neighboring the vineyards and nestled against rolling hills in Sonoma, California for a creative retreat next October 5-9, 2026. The focus will be on needlework and textile craft with artist-led instruction by your host Robert Mahar (thst's me!) and our amazing guest instructor - artist and doll maker - Mimi Kirchner. ✨🪡✨ Want to learn more? Explore robert-mahar.com/sonoma - live link in my bio. Registration opens for the general public on Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 9am PT.

🩵 Warmest thanks to the 24 particpant who traveled from 11 states to join us in 2025. I genuinely adored each and every one of them! And to @rebeccasaylorstudio and @catheholden - thank you for the generous way you prepared and presented your workshops! 💙
What 500 bagged and boxed kid-friendly ornament ki What 500 bagged and boxed kid-friendly ornament kits for the @sfciviccenter Plaza Tree Lighting look like! 😅✨🎄✨ Huge thanks to my dear friend @rebeccasaylorstudio who, along with @sfetsy, always brings the magic and makes this event extra special.

Join them on December 3 from 4–7 PM—my make-and-take project this year is rainbow snowflake ornaments! 🌈❄️ So many fun activities planned—come celebrate! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜

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