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Saying bye to another paper product
When I started my green efforts in 2007, I stopped buying disposable plates and cups. I also reduced my use of paper towels and office paper. However, I was still using paper baking cups. Two of my small goals for 2008 are to stop using paper napkins (more on that later) and paper baking cups.…
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Merry Christmas
Whatever holiday you celebrate, please be safe and happy. I really appreciate all of my readers for 2007, and I hope you do stick around for my green adventures in 2008. The photo above is my happy little living Christmas tree from 2002.
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Last-last-minute gift idea
Ok. I’ll stop with the gifts after this. I admire this candle so much I have to post about it. Aveda’s soy wax candle, shampure, is made from 25 pure flower and plant essences, including certified organic lavender. You know how organic foods tend to taste better? Candles made with organic ingredients are one of…
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Last-minute gift idea
Don’t you love the little birdies that hang around in the winter to brighten your backyard? Wild Birds Unlimited sells bird feeders made from recycled milk jugs. EcoTough bird feeders are guaranteed to last a lifetime. A recycled product that will last a lifetime? What better gift is there? I didn’t have my camera…
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Here it is . . .
Here’s my lovely or not-so-lovely (you decide) experiment with reusing catalog sheets for gift wrapping. For larger gifts like this, it would make more sense to use a discarded map to avoid having to tape the pages together. This gift was wrapped from Pottery Barn catalog pages and part of a Cellular South direct mail…
Light Green Stairs 