While he won’t readily admit this and in fact would probably protest this statement that I consider it to be fact, (in a similar manner to the way he says he doesn’t like ketchup, but uses it on hamburgers, fries, hash browns….) my husband is not a huge fan of vegetables.? He is pretty dubious [...]
My first post back since my baby was born!
We gave container gardening a real shot last year. We didn’t have much money so we scrounged up what pots we had collected over the years, bought seeds, started the seeds indoors with one of those special lamps, transplanted them and well….as you can guess from [...]
It is time for a confession.? I didn’t send a single ‘thank you’ note for any of my wedding presents.? I know it is terrible and I felt awful about it.? There was good reason that I didn’t, considering that life kind of took a difficult turn around ‘thank you’ card writing time.? Then, the [...]
Lately, I have found myself struck by the curiosity of the global system we have created regarding the exchange of goods.? (Well, to be honest I started this post two years ago, so…by “lately” I mean on and off for the past couple of years.)? We have so effectively integrated the global trade of goods [...]
I bought this book about 10 days before I found out I was pregnant.? There has always been this deep need that regularly manifests itself to me, through daydream, to have a simple place of my/our own to retreat to.? A place of solitude.? Of simplicity.? And of nature.? At the time we were looking [...]
In mid-July my sister, Kathryn, threw me the greatest baby shower.? It definitely did not/would not fall into the traditional baby shower category, but that is part of what I loved about it.? She made it custom.? Just for me.? I love that what mattered most to her was that I felt comfortable, loved, and [...]
I am often asked why people should compost.? My general answer has been because it is better for the environment and then I usually say something about how organic materials do not break down well in landfills.? My attempt to find a better answer to this great question led me to the book Garbage Land [...]
I really want to write about this book (isn’t the cover pretty and Parisian?), but I have not been sure about whether this is the right “space” is for me to do so.? But, I decided to do it anyway because this is my blog and I can.? Also, because I figured that Molly Wizenburg [...]
Today I am sharing with you a video that has repeatedly challenged and inspired me.
The Bees:
Since the cause of colony collapse disorder (CCD) is still being debated by bee keepers, researchers, and scientists we unfortunately can do little to help with the solution.? However, we do know when these kind of crises occur, it is always the small scale operations that are hit the hardest.
So, what can you do?? [...]