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Ten and WOW 17 Oct 2011 | 08:45 am
Have you heard of Ta‘Kaiya Blaney? I had not until reading about her inspiring work on We Canada’s blog. Ta‘Kaiya is a Sliammon First Nations singer, songwriter and actor. She is also concerned about ...
A Green Hallowe’en Challenge 15 Oct 2011 | 02:57 pm
This post is part of the 2011 Greening your Halloween Blog Tour brought to us by Green Planet Parties, Green Halloween, Green Gift Guide, Surf Sweets and A Little Bit of Momsense. September inspired ...
Ottawa Observations, Thanksgiving and Saunders Farm 10 Oct 2011 | 02:26 pm
My family is fast approaching a five-year anniversary of our move from Toronto to Ottawa. It took a while to call Ottawa home but we have come to love this city, its friendly people, beautiful landsca...
Beginning The School Year With Greener Goals 11 Sep 2011 | 12:57 pm
I feel the new year starts in September once the kids are back to school. It is an exciting, busy time in our house with anticipation of a new grade, new teachers, new classrooms, classmates and acti...
Calling All Frugal, Earth-Loving Romantics 13 Aug 2011 | 12:31 am
What are you doing tonight? If you have nothing exciting planned here is a suggestion for a FREE activity, weather permitting. It is the 2011 Perseid Meteor Shower and for those of us living in the ...
Napkins: Paper or Cloth? 12 Aug 2011 | 06:24 am
A few posts dedicated to answering email questions from readers… A friend inquired about switching to cloth napkins. She was not convinced the effort, expense and care were better for the environmen...
Outsmarting Critters – Container Gardening 1 Aug 2011 | 04:43 am
For the past three summers, we tried unsuccessfully to plant a vegetable garden. Our resident rabbits and full figured groundhog thoroughly enjoyed the buffet of young sprouts we planted. Multiple t...
Must Read 31 Jul 2011 | 01:42 pm
I have a book suggestion. It is the kind of book after finished; you might feel inspired to share with your friends and family too. It is not a fluffy, romantic summer novel or gripping mystery, but a...
We ARE All Connected 27 Jul 2011 | 03:08 pm
I found this new PSA for the WWF thanks to @LisaBorden on Twitter tonight. It is so simple and beautifully done I had to share. Hope you find it powerful too.
Rambling At The Ramble 6 Jul 2011 | 03:08 pm
Ramble* – intransitive verb (a) : to move aimlessly from place to place (b) : to explore idly : to talk or write in a desultory or long-winded wandering fashion : to grow or extend irregularly ...