Has spring sprung in your neck of the woods? At this time of year, we’re all craving a little extra color in our lives and luckily, Easter is a particularly good “green” holiday. This is a great opportunity to reduce, reuse, and recycle our way right down the Bunny Trail. In the spirit of new […]
Our new neighborhood’s informal recycler piled a load of flattened cardboard boxes and crumpled newspaper on his wheelbarrow and hobbled off. He relieved us of our packaging after an exhausting series of moves between small towns and the big city. It was such a relief to discard those boxes that had held everything while we […]
The winter chill at least sent the mosquitoes south, but other critters still seek a warm refuge in our home. Our knee-jerk reaction at the sight of a creepy crawly is too frequently to reach for the can of bug spray under the kitchen sink and douse the intruder with a chemical bath. Insecticide literally […]
You could say I’m a bit of a word nerd. When my husband makes a clever play on words in Spanish, it’s almost as if he’s saying “te amo”. Nothing says “olive you” on Valentine’s Day like a corny pun on a cutesy card, along with a heartfelt message, and chocolate, of course. For inspiration […]
I’m no longer offended when Colombian men call me a “female monkey” (mona), realizing it’s an affectionate term for us rare natural blondes (most are fake chemical dye jobs). Did any of you darker-haired ladies try out last week’s tip for naturally highlighting hair by recycling coffee grounds? Let us know how your locks look! […]
Before we get started Why don’t you go make yourself a nice hot cup of coffee? I’ll wait… By the time you finish reading this, the pot will be cool and the grounds ready to be NOT thrown into the trash… but rubbed all over your beautiful body. Ladies, wake up and smell the coffee! […]
Love is in the air. The sweet scents of red roses are filling storefronts in anticipation of Valentine’s Day next Saturday. Last year 257 million roses were grown just for February 14th, and for 2015 the National Retail Federation expects 37.8% of Americans (mostly men) will give flowers, spending $2.1 billion dollars. A flower seems […]
Snow flakes, skin flakes Baby, it may be cold outside, but at least we’re cozy inside. Not roasting chestnuts by the fireplace, but with our indoor centralized heating system. Who needs romanticism when we need warmth? Exposure to those blasts of dry heated air all winter long turn our puckers into scaly, flaky, totally unkissable […]