Today is Earth Day 2008. Or not. The original International Earth Day was last month. It’s held on the March equinox. If you waited to celebrate today, it’s time to party, but in an environmentally kind manner, please. I’ve listed some links to tempt you to read more about what we can do to help maintain […]
I recently read an advertisement that cracked me up. It was for the Cat Genie, the world’s only self-flushing, self-washing cat box. It even looks a bit like a small toilet. This is an ingenious cat box for those who love cats but hate cat boxes. It is supposed to be litter, odor, germ, dust, […]
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding […]
The question has been raised as to how to make fleece mittens. Here are a couple links to online patterns and instructions. about.com mittens sewing.org mittens
Yes. Mittens during the hottest part of the year. And in April, May and September, too. That’s when mittens are being created by members and friends of the Native American Support group, of which I am a member. This is a great group of people who support the Native Americans on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. […]
You’ve probably heard about the new postal service charges which go into effect on May 12th. USPS just did this a year ago. Hopefully, we won’t have to go through this every year. For now we have a couple ways to save on both present and future postage. A lot of our bill payments are now […]
I’ve been reading more from The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel. If seems as if one can get into an incredible amount of trouble with the people encountered while traveling. It does not seem implausible that one can be in the wrong place at the wrong time and end up in the midst of a riot. […]
That’s a question we hear a lot when we’re out shopping for groceries. Increasingly, the reply is, “Neither. I have my own cloth bags.” The groceries are hopping on the bandwagon with this and selling reusable bags. I do most of my shopping at Publix as it’s just a few blocks from my home. They […]
I just read a post over at LivingAlmostLarge about downgrading your lifestyle. Have you been thinking about doing this? It could be for a variety of reasons – becoming more frugal so that you can pay off that mountain of debt, becoming more aware of the impact your lifestyle has on the environment, nearing retirement, choosing […]
Remember last Tuesday I told you that Tiffany at Snapshots of Life was celebrating her one year blogoversary with a giveaway? She was having her first giveaway as part of her celebration. In conjunction with Revka at RS Designs, she gave away a $60 credit at RS Designs to be used for a blog makeover. […]