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This is Brilliant!

My favorite flowers are sunflowers. They just make me happy. Treehugger is reporting that today is International Sunflower Guerilla Day. Basically, all over the world, people will be going around to public places and surreptitiously planting sunflower seeds, then going back to water them periodically.  How fabulous is this? My boys and I are definitely [ READ MORE ]

Home, Sweet, Home

We stepped foot in our front door at about 12:30 this morning from our week in Arizona. It was a fantastic vacation. Our niece was a beautiful, confident bride and she not only got a great husband but two very lovable stepchildren all in one day, and we got three new family members.  I did [ READ MORE ]

I’ll be Quiet for a Few Days

Things will be quiet around here for the next couple of days. I may pop up with a post or two, but I’m taking a much needed break. Expect to see me back in full force by April 30th![ READ MORE ]

I’ve Got a Funeral Today

Hey all, I’ve got a funeral today so I’m not going to be doing an actual post.  I want to remind you that Let It All Hang Out Day is tomorrow. I’ll have to have my stuff hanging before 7:30 AM tomorrow with the busy day that is planned, but it will be there! Also, [ READ MORE ]

And the ChicoBag winner is…..

Janine! Thanks for your comments Janine. Keep them coming. [ READ MORE ]

Another Lorax Project Update

I’ve been remiss in checking the website for The Lorax Project, but I just checked this evening. There is something there now. It’s still not very clear what the project is all about, but you can sign your name and e-mail address to receive information on when the Lorax returns.  When I clicked on the [ READ MORE ]

Weaning Ourselves off of the Bottle(d Water)

I’ve been meaning to do a post for some time on bottled water, but I haven’t had the time to get together the type of statistics I want. I came across this post today from Sustainablog (great name by the way) with a lot of eye opening information. It’s well worth the read. Until I [ READ MORE ]

Evidence of Green in Philadelphia

The boys are home on Easter break this week, and my husband and I hired a babysitter yesterday and headed across the bridge into Philadelphia. We had no plans except lunch reservations, and it turned out to be a day of green in Philadelphia. Our reservations were at White Dog Cafe, a restaurant known for [ READ MORE ]

Plastic Container Guide

This is the best and most straight forward guide I’ve found on understanding the different types of plastics and what the numbers on the bottom of them mean. It’s from National Geographic. The Green Guide: Plastic Containers If you want to know which plastics are safer to eat and drink from and which ones are [ READ MORE ]

It’s Not Easy Being Green When You’re Sick

We’re sick around here. My mom who lives over in the next town is sick, too. I’m trying to take care of us all. I realized this morning as I ran to the grocery store that my eco-consciousness went into hiding sometime around yesterday afternoon. I forgot my reusable bags (yes, even after yesterday’s post!) [ READ MORE ]

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