So my son came home from kindergarten on Friday all ravenous and hungry like he always is. No snacks in school so he is always a raving lunatic looking for a cookie after school. As a side note, I think there should be a snack break for every age and stage of life. From kindergarten …

Hi everyone, As usual, thanks for reading along and sharing thoughts and comments along the way. Such a great community of folks taking a few green steps each day. April is Earth Month and this means that people from one end of the country to the other (and of course all over the world) will …

Our rake is leaning up against the snow shovel in the garage. Two hallmarks of home ownership oddly paired together for a few weeks. Yet another sign that the seasons are changing. Today I raked a bunch of debris from the yard, mostly the last leaves that fell in November, the ones I was too …

Hi friends! This week I have the great joy of introducing you to a winsome author and activist who serves as the head of an organization called Plant with Purpose (formerly Floresta). PWP is a non-profit that advocates for those in poverty by helping them regain a healthy connection to the land through agricultural initiatives …

It was sunny today and above freezing. This combination of weather events was pure joy to my gray winter bones. After months of hunkering down it was as if June suddenly descended upon me. I wasn’t the only one. There were more families walking to school today, more runners on the roads, dog walkers looked …