Other bloggers’ awesomity- It’s hard to rattle Texans. September 29, 2011After I found my missing cat last week, I took down the have-you-seen-this-cat sign that I’d pinned on the neighborhood message board. The space looked bare so I replaced it with another bulletin, which I expected would be trashed immediately. I was wrong. The bulletin board today: “This is why it’s important to put collars on all of your pets.” Awesome. […]Jenny the bloggess
- It’s hard to rattle Texans. September 29, 2011
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Solar Powered Prisons Save Money
via Solar Powered Prisons Save Taxpayers Money | Sustainablog. Yes, please. If we can’t switch from dirty fuels *cough*fossil fuels*cough* because it’s a better and cleaner way to do things, and because building new infrastructure actually creates news jobs (oh, don’t … Continue reading
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Craft Hope’s softie project for kids
Hello world and fellow geekcrafters! Would anyone else like to join in Craft Hope’s “project 19″, softies for Hurricane Sandy kids? Since the deadline is January 10, I figure maybe I can whip up a few murlocs. The project doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged craft hope, hurricane sandy, murloc hat, project 19
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How to help someone who’s lost everything
This is a follow-up to my previous post from the perspective of the one who has lost a home and all possessions. I know many people right now are facing life without a home, without possessions, without mementos and precious … Continue reading
What to do in the first moments after losing your home
For my entire life my mom stored my stuff and kept all the family heirlooms and her own collection of antiques and junk, treasures and stuff. Now it’s gone, burned down to the last button box and coffee cup. This … Continue reading
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Tagged destruction, disaster relief, hurricane sandy, loss of home, what to do after disaster
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Car(e)free month progress
So here we are almost done with October, and nary a word from me on my car-free October project. Well, before the last week is here, let say a bit aboot it. Short story: used the car three times. I’ve … Continue reading
What a great Monday!
That is so not sarcasm. And neither was that. Seriously, I’m being straight here. Oh, Internets. I have so much to tell you. It all starts with teh bestest Monday evar. No word of a lie. Let’s name how this Monday was … Continue reading
Gratitude and extreme riches
Walking home today, I found myself struggling with the question that’s plagued me the last few weeks and months: will it matter in a year? Five years? A century? Will what I’m pouring my life’s energy into be worth remembering … Continue reading
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A carefree, carless plan for October
Hey, Internet. I need you to keep me honest about this. My plan is to make October a car-free month for myself. The idea? I won’t drive myself anywhere. I won’t allow myself to be ferried anywhere the driver wasn’t … Continue reading
My garden sprouted already!
Remember how Thursday I bit the bullet and put in cabbage, kale, lettuce, black eyes, and calypso beans, in the hope of fostering a shared garden? Yeah. This is them today, Tuesday morning: That’s the cabbage plant I put in, … Continue reading
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Today I’m going to have a yarden “bed in” of my own!
Just last night I told my brother I had seeds in the ground, ready to make me delicious food until winter. Actually, I have seeds. I have a couple starter plants. But nothing is in the ground. Admittedly, I’ve been … Continue reading
