This is the story of a Fashion Artist seeking to expand sustainability in her lifestyle by turning her bathroom into a year-round vegetable and herb garden! Monday, December 23, 2013. I got down and dirty and sowed seeds on Sparkle Season Sunday to get it going myself. So I selected the seeds from my stash and soaked som.

All my blogging action now is over at Grist. Which will get busier and busier. So you should check it out. And add its RSS feed.

Caring For Pets Part I. For many of us, loving, adorable furry creatures play a large role in our lives. Believe it or not, the products used to groom your pet have a big effect not only on the health of your animal, but on the health of your family as well. How many times a day to we pat our companions? The products we use on them penetrate both their skin and our own; so it makes sense to buy the least toxic products available.

Do You Have a Sensitive Child? You May Be Luckier Than You Realize. My friend Katherine and her husband adopted two foster siblings at ages 1 and 2. It was a big change going from a 2- to a 4-person family overnight. They had so much to learn about parenting and about these particular children. Like many previously in foster care, these kids had experienced early traumas.