Sometimes we wonder if our seemingly small actions really make a difference. A couple of days ago I had a meeting in town and afterwards, as I started home, I saw the person in the car ahead of me toss a can out his window. Grrr…. It was a quiet, residential area and no other…
While going about my day…
Sometimes changes sneak up on a person and then there is a moment of realization that you really aren’t quite where you had once been. Today was one of those moments. A couple of months ago I found out about a local co-op from which I could purchase a bi-weekly box of organic produce. I…
Meatless Monday…
Not everyone is inclined to go vegetarian and even though we are currently eating mostly vegetarian, that may not be a long-term thing for us. Still, everyone can have at least one meatless day per week. There is a major campaign afoot to promote Meatless Monday and I just signed up, but did you know…
Blog Action Day: Climate Change
I am getting a rather late start on this post for a variety of reasons. For one thing, I spent a good part of this afternoon doing something I very rarely do – watching the news. The story of the helium balloon and the six year old they thought was in it captured my attention….
Missing the whole concept…
Last night David and I went to the local Walgreen’s to select a birthday card for our son-in-law. That was the only item we purchased. While I was pulling out the correct change the cashier slipped the card into a bag. As soon as I noticed what she was doing I said, “Oh, that’s okay…I…
Earth Day…
I really should have written an Earth Day post a couple of weeks ago and saved it for today because my brain is still not firing on all cylinders after our New Orleans trip. It would have been nice to give you a list of great tips or some really inspiring message about protecting the…
Changing the World…
One of the *green blogs* I enjoy is No Impact Man. He has an interesting post today about the “needle exchange approach to planetary damage” which is well worth the read. I’ve long been a believer in the idea that lots of people doing just a little can make a big difference. Some seem to…
One blog at a time…
My daughter is hosting “Changing the World One Day and One Blog at a Time” on her site, Retro Housewife. You can read about it here. In our household, we participated in Earth Hour tonight and had a wonderful time. We enjoyed a leisurely meal by candlelight lasting more than the required hour and then…
Earth Hour…almost here!
Are you participating? What do you plan to do? Do you know what I’m talking about? Tonight at 8 p.m., your local time, you can join me and millions of others around the world as we turn off our lights for one hour. Read more about it here and then leave me a comment telling…