For the Mom who has everything…
A great green resource from Sierra Club's The Green Life website. Tons of clever, chic and outrageous ideas for Mom. Give the gift of a sustainable planet!
View ArticleNature should be second nature
Do you remember what childhood smells like? To me, it's dirt. Sandbox, flowerbed, creekbed, woods floor, beach sandbar, mudpies, marsh mud (that smelled the worst!) You name it, I was into it. My first...
View ArticleGreen: philosophy or necessity?
I turned a year older yesterday and reflected on the year and where I'm at. Having Banana in my life makes me feel younger and older at the same time. I also launched my blog, which is kind of a young...
View ArticleFolklife Festival – folk-fun!
Memorial Day weekend has come up so quickly! Here in Seattle, rhodies are bloomin', boaters force bridge-jams, and it's time for the annual Folklife Festival. Lot's of great, green folk activity -- a...
View ArticleBus virgins, no more!
We did it! Today we took the bus to Folklife, and it worked out great. Sure, it doesn't seem like it should've been a big deal, but it was our virgin trip in Seattle, so, ya know, you're always a...
View ArticleA Fabulous Sunday Forum: Is Puget Sound losing its middle class?
Since you won't be watching TV this weekend (right?) -- here's a chance to get out and talk to your neighbors about some important issues, like health care, wages and retirement. Do you feel you are...
View ArticleOne small step featured in Seattle Times
You may remember, in my Power of Cute blog, I told you we took the Times' Climate Challenge survey and were dismayed to find ourselves on the higher-end of those surveyed for greenhouse gas footprint....
View ArticleZero waste? Can we do it?
While we're all reducing, recycling and reusing, the City of Seattle has been thinking about ramping up the 3 R's themselves. You can learn more about some ambitious legislation that the City Council...
View ArticleChina Recall Mania (a.k.a Why Fair Trade Matters to You)
First dog food, now Thomas trains. Where will it end? The New York Times reported today: "Over all, the number of products made in China that are being recalled in the United States by the federal...
View ArticleDavid Horsey illustrates my point…
A little update to yesterday's China Recall post -- check out Horsey's cartoon today -- his picture is worth 1,000 of my words!!
View ArticleSummer solstice – The Un-Hallmark Holiday!
Well today's a nice long day for us green parents. I love the summer solstice because it's one of the only pagan holidays that hasn't been Christianized or Hallmarkized. I searched the Hallmark...
View ArticleVancouver weekend getaway
I've left Banana in Hubby's capable hands this weekend, whilst I am away from some girfriends in Vancouver, B.C. Between champaign flutes and window shopping, I've reflected on being green, on the road.
View ArticlePissed at Amtrak
As I mentioned, I took a "green" trip to Vancouver, BC this weekend. We think of Seattle as very green, but these guys take the (organic) cake! Even the hotdog street vendor was Ives, the King of Tofu...
View ArticleMagazine addict seeks same for swapping!
I don't know what it is about magazines, but I love 'em. I remember reading my Mom's Redbook in kindergarten, and of course, the Sears Christmas Catalog. I grew up reading an eclectic combination –...
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