Apr

28

Park, life

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To the End

Maintaining a blog is a lot of work. Being consistent is vital. Being relevant is even better.

Although I noticed my writing develop, and my ideas take shape, for the time being there is too much on my plate to be consistent and relevant.

I’m determined to keep on with my writing. It’s the posting I can’t guarantee.

So for now, I’m making my exit, with the intention to return occasionally. Hopefully, remaining relevant; with luck, insightful.

Cue the music.

IMAGE | Blur| To the End | 1994

Apr

7

As Green as it Gets: Five Helpful Tips for the Home and Garden

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Gnome-y

Years ago I came up with a few drafts for an upstart tween magazine to see if eco-writing (ecology writing) was my thing, or at least I thing I can do. The magazine never materialized, and neither did my enviro pieces. Since it is a spring, I was hoping I could inject a little life to at least the following article where it probably could do good online, than dormant in an archived folder.

Being green doesn’t have to be difficult. In fact, it can be really fun, creative and inexpensive, on top of being extremely rewarding. It can be done, anywhere and anytime, with items commonly found in the home.

Natural or organic household products are biodegradable, sustainable and won’t harm the environment. Why? Because they are things that are already found in nature. For example, food scraps and wood shavings are items that can return to land safely. The soil gets a vitamin boost from the scraps and the shavings help control the moisture. The soil becomes regenerated and ready for new life–like trees and fruit-bearing plants. How do you know if something is safe to return to the earth? If the product came from the ground, chances are, it probably doesn’t mind going back into it. Read more

Apr

1

The Cool Cat in the Hat

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Ricci cap

I know I would look entirely ridiculous attempting to pull off the above look, but I am coveting the “cutaway cap” shown on the Nina Ricci runway for Fall 2009.

Really. I am. No April Foolin’ here.

IMAGE | Nina Ricci | photographer unknown | Fashionologie | 5 March 2009