A Change of Focus
I’ve admittedly been a bit absent from my blog lately – my summer work schedule has been kicking my butt as usual, and add to that all this crazy new […]
Spotlight On: Clouds Above and Rivers Below
I’m always impressed with industrial designers/craftspeople, but these two designs (both found via This is Colossal) really blew my skirt up: The Cloud, light and interactive speaker system, by Richard […]
Green Thumb: Bloom Update
Lots bloomin’ in the flower beds – I always appreciate perennials that survive “in spite of me”… And our summer-resident hummingbirds and army of bees seem to like them too!
Green Thumb: Garden Update – Raised Beds a Success!
Last year, our garden did not do well, so Butch planned and schemed (and sketched) during the winter to start fresh this season by building raised beds within the existing […]
Big (Green) Deal: Swallow-wort vs. Moth(ra)
There’s possible good news on the horizon for the pale swallow-wort invasion that’s been plaguing the 1000 Islands region – a biological combatant in the form of a Ukrainian moth! An article […]
Big (Green) Deal? James Dyson Wants to Vacuum the Ocean
I came across this article from Fast Company about how vacuum-king James Dyson is designing a vacuum-boat to clean up the garbage patches in the ocean: On paper it’s not such […]
Green(ish) Life: A Few Good Things
Things have been a bit hectic lately…work, visitors, being the mama of an 8-month-old wild-thing who doesn’t sleep…So I’m taking a moment to simply reflect and post a few good […]
The 10 Categories of Yard-sale Success – Mommy Edition
My parents were visiting this past weekend, and since my mom is the “yard-sale queen,” I knew she’d be game for hitting up the last of the local village-wide sales […]
Get (Out)side: 10 Ways to Give Your Kid a 1970’s Kind of Summer from Scary Mommy
I know I’ve been doing a lot of “re-posts” lately, but this summer has already started to kick my butt – between my actual baby (who’s 8 months old today!) […]
Get Out(side): THE WONDER BOWL – Ten Spring and Summer Nature Activities for Kids and Adults
I love this article, via Richard Louv at the Children & Nature Network…especially, the “wonder bowl,” building a fort and camping in the backyard! And as usual, the comments section […]
