"You put a baby in a crib with an apple and a rabbit. If it eats the rabbit and plays with the apple, I'll buy you a new car." --Harvey Diamond Yesterday Oprah showed a repeat of her staff's one week vegan challenge. It originally aired in February. I loved this entry by Ari Solomon on Alicia Silverstone's site, the kindlife.com Give some thought to the following, if you … [Read more...] about Apples and Rabbits
Oh, No…Not Courtney!
Last night's BL contestants had the challenge of estimating a mile and planting their flag on the tile that matched their estimation. Each team used different ways to estimate a mile, some counting steps, some counting feet...I immediately thought I would start a light jog and keep it going for the one mile and use my watch and somewhere at about 12 minutes I would plant my … [Read more...] about Oh, No…Not Courtney!
The Many Colors of Carrots…Get YOURS
Congrats to UConn on the big win. Here it is April and finally, March madness has it's winner. It's all about the boys of summer, now...I am looking forward to going to a Marlin game in a few weeks, with Mitch. Though I don't really follow through the season, there is something about baseball that returns me to those youthful, carefree days. The sound of the crack of the … [Read more...] about The Many Colors of Carrots…Get YOURS
Dishing the Dirt
A few weeks ago, inspired by Derek asking why I don't compost again, like I did in our old house (over 10 years ago) I started a very simple, inexpensive, compost bin. For 13 bucks I bought a Rubbermaid 20 gallon garbage pail (with a cover) and drilled holes all over the bottom, sides and top. After googling a bunch of articles, I was ready to get started. First a layer of … [Read more...] about Dishing the Dirt
Reflections…
"Your outlook on life is a direct reflection of how much you like yourself. What we do to the earth, we do to ourselves." -Lululemon Please feel free to tweet or repost this quote by clicking the "button" below. … [Read more...] about Reflections…