I hope everyone had a nice Christmas and is having a happy New Year!!!As for the update~~~We started our holiday season off with a bang. About a week before Thanksgiving I ran to Louis Joliet Mall for a few Christmas gifts and my van decided it just wa…
Deep in the dark of the longest nightWe keep our vigil by candlelightWaiting to sing to the newborn sunThe universe will birth when the night is doneSee the sun arising,See the sun arising;Darkness is gone!Yesterday was the winter solstice, a High Holy…
‘Tis the season! Or at least that’s what I’ve always announced, with a thrill, when I flipped the calendar to October. I love the holidays. The pumpkins and magic of Halloween. The gathering of friends and celebration of the harvest at Thanksgiving. T…
1) Costume Slostume: Remember when you were a kid and you trotted your one of a kind costume up and down your street? Maybe your mom spent weeks making a costume that looked exactly like a chicken. Or maybe you pieced it together yourself - out of your…
I’m still working on the post I promised, but I don’t want to let the blog die while I do so.Today (or yesterday, depending on which calendar you’re using) is Lammas. For those not familiar with Pagan holidays, Lammas is the festival of first harvest. …
I hope everyone had a good Easter, I know we did. A wonderful Easter sermon at church and a yummy feast with family. What could be better? Salvation, Family and Friends!!!The weather was fairly nice on Saturday so I was able to get a little planting do…
Making My Own Valentine’s Day CardsValentine’s Day is just around the corner… in fact, it’s only two days away, gentlemen. So if you’re gonna do something sweet for your sweetie, you need to get your ass in gear NOW. We ladies have been done for seve…
As holidays go, Valentine’s Day has one of the smaller footprints. Yes, there is the chocolate (consumable), the flowers (biodegradable) and the cards (also biodegradable). If you think Valentine’s Day is green, though, you don’t have school aged kids…
* The Hot Potato turns one year old! Join us as we reflect on our first year writing The Hot Potato, and ask: how do we follow our dreams and follow our hearts for peace & prosperity in 2008 and beyond - and reconcile our emergency plans with our highest dreams for the future. *
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I recently celebrated a birthday. I only write about it to try and eek out a few more birthday wishes. 
And, also, to share how supportive family can be of ecological values, what wonderful no-waste gifts can be given and how a birthday can be celeb…
