Meals on Wheels and Market Hauls
With the arrival of full-blown summer, I find myself vacillating between two extremes. When it all goes right, I am so happy it’s summer and feel like the luckiest mom […]
Tag Archives: nonconsumerism
Have You Seen Green
All the rain lately means the yard is a riot of green. What’s growing out there? Sugar snap peas, garlic, cilantro, onions, arugula, three kinds of lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, runner […]
Finger-Lickin’ Good
After my sad week last week, I’m back on the cooking horse and feeling pumped! Sunday night, I made soft chicken tacos with Crock-Pot salsa chicken, corn tortillas, romaine lettuce, […]
Cookie Bakin’, Wreath Makin’, Doomsday Preppin’
The long Thanksgiving weekend was low-key for us. Thanksgiving was at my sister’s and was very nice. I brought the corn and also made honey-glazed carrots using carrots from the […]
Back to Our Regularly Scheduled Programming (Almost)
First I want to report something truly amazing: I didn’t go grocery shopping the week of the election. It was so awesome! We just, you know, made do with what […]
Every Night Is a Saturday Night
This week is odd. The boys are at a camp at their school from 8 to 3 Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. So we get up early, I make lunches, etc. […]
Anatomy of a Purchase
Last week I purchased a queen-size quilt for my daughter’s bed. I’ve decided to try to rate this purchase according to various factors, both nonconsumer and non-nonconsumer. I’m always able […]
