Giving Old Furniture New Life

October 10, 2010

It is that time again, we are packing up the family and relocating.  The place we are renting now has tons of character & served its purpose when we needed to downsize, but now we have Rigby (who is growing like crazy!) and we are back on our feet to upgrade a little. Even though [...]

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I Got Some Junk In The Trunk

October 6, 2010

Last weekend I blew out a tire while driving on the highway.  Scary to say the least, scarier yet because my spare tire was in less than desirable condition. Water had found its way to my trunk and rusted the rim of my spare, making it leak a slow and painful leak, well on its [...]

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Lunches for Everyone! Carnival of Green Thinking Volume X

October 4, 2010

Betcha didn’t know that the 2nd Sunday in October kicks off National School Lunch week! In its honor, GTB has decided to share with you some great blogs on eating healthy, kids’ nutrition, and all around good foods.   Hungry yet?  Remember, you can always share what great blog posts you have read to be featured [...]

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It is the Real Time for Farming

October 2, 2010

In keeping with the theme of harvesting this week in honor of autumn, we have a very special treat from some new friends! Real Time Farms helps you and me determine where your food comes from, that is if you want your food to come from local farms and farmer markets, plus it helps us [...]

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Yabba Dabba DOOOO!!!

September 30, 2010

Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Flintstones! Happy Anniversary Fred, Wilma, Barney & Betty – and of course the kids, pets, and all the prehistoric neighbors we know & love. I used to love watching the Flintstones on Saturday mornings when I stayed over at my Grandma & Bumpa’s house – Fred always got [...]

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Harvest Time: Carnival of Green Thinking Volume VIII

September 28, 2010

 Okay, normally the Carnival of Green Thinking comes on Mondays – I apologize, we are 24 hours behind our normally scheduled programming.  I still hope that you will enjoy this week’s features.  Since we have come upon fall, officially - Green Thinking Blog is paying homage to the harvest time and all that brings! DIG IN! Slow [...]

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How to Video: Reuse Everyday Stuff

September 26, 2010

During my morning coffee I ran across this helpful little video on MSN.com. Take a couple of minutes to learn some useful tips!

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Wanna Swap?

September 24, 2010

Do you have something you want to swap?  Do you have something you need? XX…….XX…….XX Got to Swapmamas.com.  This is an online community dedicated to swapping goods.  How it works is:  You post what you have in one of the various channels, and you look for what you want.  You can only swap or gift on [...]

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Does the Earth Care What we do for Her?

September 22, 2010

I hadn’t ever thought of this before, but does the Earth want us to conserve? compost? recycle?  Have I been butting my nose where it isn’t wanted? According to Robert Laughlin, and featured in an article in Newsweek, (Newsweek, 9.12.10 by George Will) the Earth just may not care if we meddle.  Laughlin shares the idea [...]

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World of Sports! Carnival of Green Thinking – Volume VIII

September 20, 2010

With the weather cooling down and football back in season, this week’s Carnival of Green Thinking has been dedicated posts that focus on all aspects of eco-friendly sports.  Remember, you too can share your favorite posts for the weekly Carnival of Green Thinking! EVERY GAME NEEDS A MASCOT!!! The best way to tell you about [...]

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