What’s it all about…

It's about making stuff, making do with the stuff you already have, and making informed decisions about the stuff that affects the planet, your life, and your health. The topics covered fall into the following categories: Shelter, Food, Clothing, Water/Energy, Transportation and Arts/Entertainment. The posts are about what is interesting to me at the moment, but feel free to propose a topic or question for future posts in the "What's On Your Mind?" page.

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A Hmmmmm Moment…

I’ve often thought of using the scoured wool I discard before carding as packing material for my Etsy shop.  It’s recyclable (just spread it outside on the grass for birds to use in their nests or reuse it in packing).  It’s natural.  It provides plenty of cushion for fragile objects.  Seems like Abel & Cole [...]

Cooking Lesson: Baked Tofu

It seems the blog has focused on cooking lately.  I don’t think of it as a cooking blog, but it’s a safe topic for me to write about in my present situation (no real job to speak of, bills looming, dark days coming up, blah, blah, blah, whine, whine, whine!).  So,  we talk about cooking [...]

Cooking Lesson: Soup’s On!

Ah, Autumn.  My favorite time of the year.  I’ve been out of school for …. well, let’s not dwell… suffice it to say, I haven’t been wedded to a September through August calendar for a while.  However, my body recognizes September as the beginning of the year.  Change is imminent.  Up north, in Maine, summer [...]