Archive for May, 2010
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Monday, May 10th, 2010Jenn posted a while ago about making DIY Hot Pockets – and the spirit of DIYing convenience food, I am happy to report that a couple of weekends ago I made DIY Pop Tarts… and lived to tell the tale! The delicious, wonderful, yummy tale. We were never really allowed to eat things like Pop [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Seed Bomb!
Saturday, May 8th, 2010Now that the growing season is upon us here in the northern hemisphere, gather the simple supplies needed and whip up a batch of seed bombs! All you need is some compost, clay, and wildflower seeds, and you can be easily sowing patches of flowers in vacant lots, bare plots of dirt, and formerly neglected [...]
Mother’s Day Madcap Mashup
Friday, May 7th, 2010Mother’s Day is this weekend, and in case you haven’t figured out yet what the perfect gift to give YOUR mom is, we’ve got a couple of traditional cut-flower gift replacement suggestions! First, this felt corsage is absolutely gorgeous. And second: this may be a little late in the game to make it work but [...]
Inspiring Green Folks!
Thursday, May 6th, 2010I thought ya’ll would find this just as inspiring as I have– here’s a list of 40 folks who are doing incredible eco-works of all kinds! What’s especially great is that I hadn’t previously heard of most of these people nor most of their organizations, so it’s not just the standard grouping of well-known greenies. [...]
Glass Jar Cozies
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010I love this post, because it reminds me of Jenn, who I heart. Heart! I know that she had transitioned to using a trusty glass jar fished out of her recycling bin as her daily water (and hot tea) container a while ago – you know ala no impact man and HIS drinking jar – [...]
Food Evangelicalism
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010I was recently having lunch with a friend, and she asked me some questions about my food habits and eating styles. She’s been trying to make dietary changes for health reasons, and was thinking a lot about the whole vegan thing– not because of animal rights, nor because of environmental impacts, but more on an [...]
That horrible, tragic, terrible oil spill
Monday, May 3rd, 2010I have a confession to make. I am having a really hard time facing the fact that there is an ecological disaster of untold proportion unfolding right now in the Gulf of Mexico. Of course I’m referring to the horrible tragic and terrible oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. And for days I’ve [...]
Easy Peasy Tip: Clean the Lint Filter!
Saturday, May 1st, 2010While we’re huge proponents of air-drying laundry, there are some times when a dryer comes in handy– for example, thick towels tend to get moldy-smelling while hanging to dry indoors. So if you do choose to use a clothes dryer, remember to clean the lint filter before each use. A dirty filter can use up [...]
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