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Do You Use Your Family Heirlooms?

Do you have family heirlooms?  Maybe you have items generations old or maybe just handed down from your own childhood.  Are they out in the public space, being used and adored?  Or are they packed away for “someday” or even just to be handed down yet again?

Recently we found a bowl and plate set [...]

Stop Buying Bottled Water!

Generally I try to provide well researched and informed posts with lots of my opinion and behavior thrown in.  Tonight…I am really just going to rant about something that has bugged me for over a decade.

Bottled water.

I am old enough to remember clearly when bottled water started to gain traction in the [...]

Vegetarian Un-Recipes

After last week’s post about eating vegetarian…even vegan, there was some great discussion and feedback (thank you!) and some talk of actual food.  Today Nathan and I watched Forks Over Knives a documentary on doctors researching and promoting vegan eating.  Certainly gave us more to think about.  If you have an hour and a half [...]

Baubles

Ok, so I had big plans for this post – really dig up some great research on the process behind this consumer good.  But let me be honest, I ran short on time and I think it is important that this subject be mentioned in time for Valentine’s Day.  I think the point will remain [...]

Baaa-nishing Eczema

“What kind of milk is that?” asked an elder woman peering into my Trader Joe’s cart earlier today.  Actually, the conversation started with her asking if I knew what the staff ringing the bell meant and if I shopped there often.  But it quickly turned to my milk.

“Goat.”  I replied.  “Goat Milk.”

She nodded [...]