Despite the copious piles of fluffy white stuff strewn about the yard there are tendrils of Spring weaving themselves into each day with promise of more to come in the following week. (I like to help the melting along by kicking a bit (aka gobs and gobs) of snow into the driveway now and then [...]

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Looking for a very last minute Valentines gift? Or, perhaps a unique “oops I forgot it was Valentines day” make up gift since it is now past the big day. These eco-friendly Fair Trade chocolates are certain to get you out of the dog house – well a little Fair Trade chocolate might help shorten [...]

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I was looking through a box of junk in the closet this morning and I came across several disks of a cedar branch that had somehow found their way into my possession – probably for some art project that was never finished (or started for that matter since I still had the wood disks).

I though [...]

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Beware of Catnip Crazed Cat: An Herby AeroGrow Overthrow
As winter grows closer and closer these days thoughts of green gardens and fresh herbs have to be put on hold until next spring. I feel somewhat sorry for my basil plant as it struggles inside and if it had eyes I’m sure they would longingly gaze [...]

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If you and your family are Monopoly junkies you’ll get a kick out of this monopoly game variation. I was perusing eBay’s World of Good and came across this earth-friendly find – Earthopoly. Just like the rest of the Opoly family of games Earthopoly is a board game in which you collect properties. But in [...]

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