The other day I watched a friend soaking her blueberries in water before she gave them to her baby. She mentioned she was doing it because of the pesticides. This image has troubled me for a few days now. I … Continue reading
One of the most exciting wedding registry gifts for me was a plethora of clear square spice jars. It’s not just that I love all gifts, I happen to believe good spices are a big part of what makes food … Continue reading
So, at first this felt like a silly post topic, sharing my favorite way to clean a toilet. And it’s so deceptively simple I almost overlook it. But maybe that’s the beauty of it- simple, inexpensive, natural, safer for your … Continue reading
So, I decided years ago that I was going to cut unnecessary chemicals out of my household and beauty/body cleansing routines. I won’t go into too much detail, but the safety of aluminum in deodorant has been questioned and most … Continue reading
We visited my husband’s work a few weeks ago. It’s one of those office buildings where everyone’s cubicles are out in the open. I happened to notice that most of the other cubicles had lots of family photos, while his … Continue reading
Several years ago we were in the small village of Kalugumalai, in South India, when the villagers offered us some homemade soda. Silly me, thought, “How do they have a carbonation machine out here?” I figured they used some primitive … Continue reading
This was one of the first dishes I made for my husband, and he loved it so much he wouldn’t stop telling everyone about it. Over the years, I’ve improved and tweaked the recipe, and have finally settled on the … Continue reading
Okay, this is my final wedding post! Like I mentioned in an earlier post, the theme of our fall beach wedding was simplicity. We also wanted to keep with the season and be local as much as possible. But my … Continue reading
When one decides last minute to have a wedding, and in the wedding world two months is a last minute decision, it can be hard to get invitations printed and returned in time for your guests to rsvp at a … Continue reading
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