One of my big pet peeves is the tradition of beautiful red roses for Valentine’s Day. I’ve written about this many times before but the issue doesn’t go away. When I was in high school I had a good job working for a florist. I enjoyed working with flowers, cleaning them, putting them in water […]
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8 Alternatives to Cut Roses This Valentine’s Day
Posted on February 8, 2014 Written by Leave a Comment
Roses are Red, Not Green, Give Chocolates Instead!
Posted on February 8, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
The number one reason to give chocolates instead of roses is of course TASTE! Have you ever tasted a rose? I don’t advise it, especially with all those thorns. In all seriousness, roses, especially those flown in from Latin America for Valentines Day (or Mothers Day) are not environmentally friendly and have a whopping environmental […]
More Yards to Eat
Posted on October 16, 2013 Written by Leave a Comment
Ever since I posted about vegetable gardening in your front yard, it seems like I see edible front yard gardens every where I go! Well really, I’ve been canvassing (going door to door) for a friend who is running for the US House of Representatives, so I’ve been out and about a lot lately. I just […]
B Kind 2 Earth Day
Posted on April 21, 2011 Written by Leave a Comment
What do you have planned for Earth Day? Will you be doing something special on Earth Day? or over the weekend? Do you celebrate Earth Day everyday? We’ll be going to the dentist for Earth Day! No, I’m not kidding… This year Earth Day seems to have really spread itself out. Officially, Earth Day is […]
Evils of Cut Flowers Revisited for Mothers Day
Posted on May 5, 2010 Written by 1 Comment
We’ve written about the environmental evils of cut flowers before around Valentines Day in our post Roses are Red, Not Green – Give Chocolate Instead. I am horrified by all the radio and TV ads for giving Mom flowers this Mothers Day. Even my 5 y.o. twins came to me begging to buy mommy flowers […]
Foray into the World of Organic Wines
Posted on March 22, 2010 Written by 3 Comments
Last week was our first foray into organic wines. We may have tried some before with friends or out at a nice restaurant, but this was definitely the first time we went out to specifically buy an organic wine. To be clear, we enjoy a nice glass of wine occasionally, but are far from wine […]
