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As I battle the slugs in the spring from sampling my new young plants which I am sure are tasty treats. I am also drawn to the nursery, where I find myself purchasing purple edible peas, new varietals, and variations of heritage favorites. My garden grows from two tomato plants to nine and as the young fruit and vegetables begin to develop. I step back and find pleasure in these sunny days. These summer days are soon replaced with harvest and I have more tomatoes than one can eat alone. How coul… Continue

Tonight as Porter and I were looking at great birthday presents and toys, we thought we would create an eStore. Porter now has his own online store through Amazon! You can get there by clicking the link in this post or on the right side that says Porters eStore.

Our goal is to share great ideas that kids love. I think we are going to create a favorites category of toys, games, books and other things he loves to play with. Call it a toddlers review to help out other little ones.

Let’s us know w… Continue

Recently, I have been thinking about everything I do in a day to help reduce my own carbon footprint. What I am doing at work, home, in travel and so forth. I ask myself could I be doing more. Of course the answer is yes, it is yes for all of us. But in reality that can be overwhelming.

Where to start…one thing at a time, here are couple to get started.

1) If I don’t take my carrier bags into the market…get paper!
a. They can be cut open and used as coloring/painting paper for my toddler.
b. W… Continue