“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci Today I have found four magazines that escaped my last purge. To minimize incoming paper clutter we previously began using Catalog choice to stop incoming mail. I have discontinued my paper subscriptions. Instead I have opted for an electronic version or use of the library’s paper […]
Hens Nest In the Strangest Places
Upon returning home from our trip we discovered a funny sight. The hens decided that my hanging basket was a comfortable nest to lay their eggs in. To top that one broody mama decided that her next clutch of eggs should be hatched in that same location. What to do? We have a constant problem […]
Plastic Free Grocery Shopping – Possible?
The day began at 9:00 am as we loaded our family of five into the Toyota Prius, three car seats in the back. The 100 mile journey to reach our first destination is our norm to acquire our allergy friendly, natural foods. Obtaining groceries for a family of five minus plastic packaging is not […]
Show Your Plastic Challenge Re-visited During Plastic Free July
At the beginning of 2013 I decided to become a more mindful consumer of plastic products. We undertook the Show Your Plastic Challenge for 12 weeks and documented our progress. The results were published on my sister’s blog, The Frugal Greenish Mama. I hope to republish these posts here in the near future. This was […]