Need a gift fast? Rejoice, reuse and re-gift this holiday!

Time’s almost up and you still have _____ (fill in the blank) people to shop for! OR do you?  Do you really need/want to head “out there?” The last-minute holiday shopping rush is an ugly, spirit-killing scene. Parking wars, crowds, long lines, short fuses, crying toddlers that have been stuck in a shopping cart for … Continue reading

Green Glass giveaway!

Of all the repurposed products to come through my office in the past twelve years, few have impressed me more than the creations of The Green Glass Co. Green Glass salvages used and condemned beverage bottles and artfully transforms them into unique tumblers and stemware.

The company’s website states that their goblets have been chosen … Continue reading

Post-holiday Oven Clean Up

The out-of-town guests and Thanksgiving feast leftovers are long gone, but there is one thing from last weekend that hasn’t disappeared yet—the
greasy, splattered mess inside my oven! My poor oven paid a price for giving us one very crispy, brown-skinned bird and two juicy apple pies—among other things!  Time to clean it out before the … Continue reading

Woman to Woman: The Best Way To Beat The Winter Cold Is With the Proper Under Garments

As we leave fall behind and descend into winter, those with leaky homes—or just thin blood—will soon be feeling a chill that seems miserably inescapable at times. The temptation to crank up the thermostat to a toasty 76 degrees will seem more like survival than self-indulgence, but wasting heating fuel or electricity and … Continue reading