2 February 2010 0 Comments

Planting Garlic- It’s good going in the ground and good going in your food

How to Plant Garlic

26 January 2010 0 Comments

Calling a Million More “Good-Deed-Doers”

Calling a Million More “Good-Deed-Doers”

You’re going to get out there and help where help is needed anyway. And this world needs all the help it can get! But the question is, who cares for the care-giver?
It can be stressful to try to make a difference in the world. While it is worth it to try to make [...]

4 January 2010 0 Comments

If You Can’t Hear Me, You’re Too Loud

If You Can’t Hear Me, You’re Too Loud

“If you can’t hear me, you’re too loud.” This is from the Whisper Principle, or Gentle Parenting, or other similar philosophies which emphasize mutual respectfulness between parents and children. When I had the opportunity to be in a day-care setting, I used the phrase, sotto voice, of course, and as our classroom relationships [...]

30 December 2009 0 Comments

Global Green Girls

Global Green Girls

As a girl I had a passion for anything remotely environmental. I begged to go to Nature Camp year after year at the Austin Nature and Science Center. Posters and books about endangered species and the lifecycle of various insects padded my room. I boasted that I would become an “environmental writer [...]

30 December 2009 0 Comments

Milk: It Does the World Good

livestock raised for slaughter, wool and milk production account for one quarter of methane emissions in the country

23 December 2009 0 Comments

Heart Warming – Heart Healthy

Welcome! That’s what we all love to say to our family and friends as they enter our doors this holiday season. We also love to hear it when we reach our destination and finally get together after who knows how long. I haven’t seen my brother and his wife since last December, [...]

22 December 2009 1 Comment

Can Cyber Communication Weaken our Relationships?

Can Cyber-Communication Weaken Relationships?
I always wonder if I am alone in thinking that electronic mail, text messaging, and social networks depreciate our relationship with others. Things we used to say face to face can now be conveyed ‘mechanically.’
This results in a number of changes; it eliminates our ability to see the other person’s facial expressions, [...]

17 December 2009 0 Comments

Warmth of a H.U.G. (Home Utility Gift)

Here is a new idea and timely- purchasing a H.U.G. (Home Utility Gift)!  This is a program offered in my locale by Louisville Electric and Gas (LG&E) for customers who want to warm up their loved ones, literally.  In the winter season where utility bills creep up higher and pull funds away from other categories [...]

15 December 2009 0 Comments

Advent Conspiracy: You’re getting a new conscience for Christmas this year

Merry Christmas! It’s that time of the year again, and this year, it’s going to be bigger and better than ever- bigger donations and better understanding of the need to solve challenging social issues, that is.  Advent Conspiracy says, “This year, give presence.”
Water! Advent Conspiracy has joined with Living Water International again this year [...]

7 December 2009 1 Comment

Put a Cork In It!

Its hard to find a downside to this amazingly versatile material!  The best part about the Cork Oak, indigenous to Northwest Africa and Southwest Europe, is that it lives for 200 years and the cork itself is sustainably harvested every nine years without any tree fatalities!  Whats better, this woody tissue is buoyant, fire resistant, [...]