The other day there was quite a discussion about going fridgeless over at Crunchy Chicken. Some, such as Greenpa and Sharon, have been fridgeless for a while. I, on the other hand, have been fridgeless for a whole (looking at my watch) 3 weeks. I cannot say that this was a easy adjustment. In fact, […]
Wow. I hope everyone is keeping warm during this deep freeze! In the last two days, I have woken to temperatures waaaay below 0: -31 (at 8:30) with a windchill at -45. It is so cold that if you go outside with a warm glass of water and throw it into the air, it will […]
Well, I wasn’t nominated for Crunchy Chicken’s nutty award. I guess I am not as extreme as some think I am — or maybe she agrees that I am one of the sane people. Of course e4 nominated me….
Anyway, I want to let you know about one of my upcoming projects for Hen […]
As you may have guessed, if we do not have running water, then we must not have hot water. Hot water is used in our daily lives for such things as cleaning dishes, cleaning our clothes, and cleaning ourselves. However do we manage without?
If you came into our new home today, the first thing […]
The pillow quilt is growing. This is the quilt that I’m stuffing with down from a reclaimed comforter that I was given. The fabric is all from scraps or my stash. I’m learning a lot about my sewing habits as…
this summers peaches (2008)
This is a rerun from my old blog (Simple Living: simplereduce)
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Until World War II people prepared food for the winter. There was not the luxury of getting fresh produce in the middle of the winter. People would grow or purchase foods in the summer and preserve them for the long winter […]
A fellow rioter just started a new blog. Her first post is about habits and how habits may be one key to changing how we learn how to live sustainably. I have noticed how habits affect my own life. A year ago I was in the habit of writing on my old blog everyday (or […]
I wrote about goal emissions for the world to avoid catastrophic climate change of about one tonne per capita of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions from household sources - that is, the sources you and I can control.Is this achievable? Yep.buy electri…
Gah, I hate all those catalogs that pour in this time of year! I just signed up at Catalog Choice, which is free. I don’t feel I should have to PAY for the privilege of not receiving this crap, but this video mentions some of the other services available that do charge:
Save the trees! Save […]
