Flourish Online has a great article to help each of us think beyond the green commandments. Here’s Dave Timmer: Recently I watched a news clip of a woman plugging her new book on “green†living from a faith perspective. Like so many others, her book gives ideas for living a “green†lifestyle and, of course,…
Here we are, just a few days before Christmas, so I’m guessing that whatever decorating you were planning to do is already done–or not going to get done! However, here I am anyway with some tips and ideas. Christmas Trees: If possible, cut a real one…and plant another. Why? It’s not made of plastic and…
Thinking about getting back to basics for holiday parties? Consider what our pioneer ancestors had available to them. These days there’s not many kinds of food we couldn’t eat any day of the year, if we wanted it. Not so back then. Spices were expensive and difficult to come by, so fancy cookies and cakes…
Last week we talked about the actual gifts we’re giving to family and friends in celebration of Christmas. What about presentation? For those who place gifts under the tree for a few days before the 25th, you may want to present a cohesive visual picture or theme. At our house, with two cats and a…
Isn’t it sad that this month is make-it-or-break-it for many small businesses? If they can lure in enough of us to drop our cash (or credit) at their stop, they can stay afloat for another year. Now I’m all for small businesses, don’t get me wrong. But I’d like to suggest that we, as a…
Once upon a time this question was asked in grocery stores. Sure isn’t any more, not where I live. I don’t know if I could even choose paper if I wanted to. Anyway, it turns out the environmental issues aren’t as clearcut as we’ve been led to believe. Plastic lasts forever in the landfill, but…