Potty Talk

Potty Talk

There's been a lot of potty talk these days and not from the usual under-four-foot tall crowd. It started over a month ago when Samantha at Our Green House wrote about hating waste and hum... could she somehow reduce that daily, down the toilet, paper waste?? Right around the same ...

Stocking the Larder, Locally: Part One

Stocking the Larder, Locally: Part One

Obtaining local, organic and sustainably grown foods costs, sometimes a lot. So why do we do it? Basically, our family has made the choice to value the health of our bodies, community, planet and the farmers who grow our food.

Garlic - good for whatever ails ya'

Garlic - good for whatever ails ya'

My sis-in-law wrote a good article on garlic over at her blog Inside Out. No need for me to reinvent the wheel, check out what she has to say and while you're at it stock up on garlic next time you're at the produce market.

Celine's Isabella

Celine's Isabella

My 9 year old beauty peaking out from behind her handmade (by her) rag doll.

Evening playground sunshot

Evening playground sunshot

I'm getting tired of waiting to get my new DSLR so I'm pushing all the limits of my point and shoot. Last night I took it into total "manual mode" to try and capture the sun as it peeked out from behind the clouds. This is the best into the ...

Blushing Beans

Blushing Beans

Is it possible for a bean blossom to blush? I'd say so. Seems to me the barely pink blossom is almost hiding behind the leaf but in spite of "her" best efforts is being "exposed" by the sun. Oh My! I didn't even notice the bean pods already growing (I ...

Greener toilet paper

Greener toilet paper

I thought I was green in using recycled toilet paper. That didn't come out right. I mean toilet paper made from recycled paper. My friend Cori is taking to the next level though with cloth toilet wipes. I am nowhere near there yet and not sure if I even think ...