Sunday, December 31, 2023

Ecofrugal gifting games, 2023 edition

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One of our most successful holiday gift ideas this year was a model of ecofrugality. It provided not one, but eight secondhand gifts for fam...
Friday, December 22, 2023

Gardeners' Holidays 2023: The Changing of the Garden

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Most years, Brian and I celebrate this Gardeners' Holiday by picking out new seed varieties from a catalog during our drive to Indiana t...
Sunday, December 17, 2023

Recipe of the Month: Whole Wheat Raisin Rye

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OK, I realize it may be a bit of a cheat to use a bread recipe as my Recipe of the Month for December. After all, the original point of the ...
Sunday, December 10, 2023

Return of the Shoe Conundrum

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the snow... Last March, I bought myself a new pair of winter boots. I'd already limped t...
Sunday, December 3, 2023

Are consumers really responsible for consumerism?

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I recently read a hand-wringing story in The Guardian about the problems of consumer culture. It starts by describing a visit the author, C...
Sunday, November 26, 2023

Recipe of the Month: Spicy Butternut Squash Ribbons

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Back in July, I thought I might have hit on the ideal vegan coffee creamer : a blend of homemade oat milk and commercial soy milk from Lidl....
Saturday, November 18, 2023

What is Circular Monday?

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Some time ago, I visited a site called Climate Hero to check my carbon footprint . (I like to check it on a variety of sites to see how the...