As I begin my post holiday cleaning, one task includes clearing out all of the catalogs that have piled up over the past few months. Like most households we receive a host of requested and unrequested catalogs during the last quarter of the year. In October we often welcome … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2007
2007: The Year of Toy Safety
2007 will go down in history as the year when toy safety was no longer assumed by parents in the United States. Gone are the days when parents blindly selected any toy from the shelf of a big box store and thought their child was protected from lead and other heavy metals. This … [Read more...]
Convenient, Conserving Laundry Dropps
I do a lot of laundry; I mean a lot of laundry! My mother always jokes that the washing machine never turns off at my house. Furthermore, we have a greywater system on our house, so I am particular about the laundry soap we use. Recently, I was given dropps Liquid Laundry Pacs … [Read more...]
The Legends of Mistletoe
We have an abundance of mistletoe growing in the oak trees on our property, so when I saw tiny bags of the plant for sale in our local coop, I balked at the price ($4.95). I think I should go in the mistletoe business! I don't have much affinity for this plant, as it is a … [Read more...]
It's a Wrap!
I feel a little redundant writing about gift wrapping so late in the game; but I'm extremely proud of my own efforts and wanted to share! For quite a few years I used Sunday Funnies and newspaper. But honestly, they are just a little too ultilitarian looking to spark an "ooh" … [Read more...]
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