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The Gift of Wood…it’s not just for beavers

I am and always have been a terrible gift-giver. Gift cards, girly bath stuff, a necklace…those were always my go-to gifts. All of them safe, but unfortunately also rather generic. Back when I was a wee lass (that means a lot younger) I think my gift-giving peaked when I wanted to buy my grandmother something…

Happy Earth Day 2022

In my best Golden Girls Sophia voice…”Picture it, Washington, D.C. 1990, it was the 20th anniversary of Earth Day and I was right there on the National Mall standing shoulder to shoulder with Burt Reynolds”. OK, so Burt Reynolds wasn’t really there, at least not anywhere I could see him, but now I’m picturing the…

Don’t be an airhead…check out AirThreds

You can really find almost anything on the internet, from the bizarrely educational (a bear who poops prime numbers), the awkwardly funny (snippets of conversations overheard in New York), the uncomfortably accurate (an artificial intelligence genie) or the downright disturbing (turn your face into a trippy music video). Fortunately, what you can also find are…

The Only Holiday Gift Guide You’ll Ever Need

I’m the worst gift giver ever. I only buy practical gifts and trust me no teenager wants to get period underwear, sneakers or a set of fine writing utensils (“wow, pens…thanks?”). Since I know this isn’t my thing, I leave the creative ideas to my hubby but in 2020 where literally anything can happen I…

Plastic ain’t Fantastic

You know I’m crunchy AF so it won’t shock you that my favorite holiday is Earth Day. And it’s coming up. Every year to celebrate I do something “green” and this year I’m going BIG! I’m breaking up with plastic. That’s right I’m kicking it to the curb. In a big blue bin. Here’s a…

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