First off, there are some new photos from late June and July on page 3 of the Summer 2006 Photo Album. Also, check out pictures from Adah's 4th birthday party here. Adah had a "Kitchen Tea Party" and it involved getting dirty in lots of sugary substances. Always a good choice with preschoolers.
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I've been getting the Organic Gardening magazine for the past few months (not sure how, I didn't pay for it), but I really enjoy it and it spurs me on regarding ideas that are hard, but ones that resonate with my granola, tree-hugging self (read this for more of what I've been thinking about lately).
I planted a few squash, pepper, tomato, and green bean plants early in the spring/summer and had a good harvest before the bugs/heat set in. I also got busy/sick/out of town and thus ended my gardening endeavor for the summer as the bed was consumed with monster-like weeds and bugs. I struggle because I want to grow vegetables, but I have a 5 month old and a 4 year old who keep me BUSY and it's HOT outside even at 8 AM. I am going to keep trying and maybe will learn more next year and be able to keep up with it.
I read an article by Bill McKibben in this months National Geographic that spoke to the need of a new type of environmentalism. He called it a "convivial environmentalism, one that asks us what we really want out of life." He was referencing a study that found that despite the material standard of living nearly tripling since World War II, the percentage of American's considering themselves "very happy" had remained the same. In other words, we just want more stuff to make us happy. He went on to state that more studies have found that what we seem to want is more community. The article was long, and I cannot repeat every point here, but it's enough to say that I ended it wishing we, as humans, (and me especially) could give up our SUVs, super markets, suburban sprawl, and general needless consumption and spend our energies on sustainable solutions for this world.
Of course, then I have to ask, why do I care so much about the earth? We'll talk about that another day.
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I did something funky to my back Tuesday morning that resulted in me spending the day in bed with ice on my back (thank you, Granny, for taking care of the kids!). The problem is getting better, but I'm not sure what I did or what is wrong. Either way, it's amazing how a back injury can make you aware of your bad posture. No digging up the weeds in the beds this weekend.
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I've been getting the Organic Gardening magazine for the past few months (not sure how, I didn't pay for it), but I really enjoy it and it spurs me on regarding ideas that are hard, but ones that resonate with my granola, tree-hugging self (read this for more of what I've been thinking about lately).
I planted a few squash, pepper, tomato, and green bean plants early in the spring/summer and had a good harvest before the bugs/heat set in. I also got busy/sick/out of town and thus ended my gardening endeavor for the summer as the bed was consumed with monster-like weeds and bugs. I struggle because I want to grow vegetables, but I have a 5 month old and a 4 year old who keep me BUSY and it's HOT outside even at 8 AM. I am going to keep trying and maybe will learn more next year and be able to keep up with it.
I read an article by Bill McKibben in this months National Geographic that spoke to the need of a new type of environmentalism. He called it a "convivial environmentalism, one that asks us what we really want out of life." He was referencing a study that found that despite the material standard of living nearly tripling since World War II, the percentage of American's considering themselves "very happy" had remained the same. In other words, we just want more stuff to make us happy. He went on to state that more studies have found that what we seem to want is more community. The article was long, and I cannot repeat every point here, but it's enough to say that I ended it wishing we, as humans, (and me especially) could give up our SUVs, super markets, suburban sprawl, and general needless consumption and spend our energies on sustainable solutions for this world.
Of course, then I have to ask, why do I care so much about the earth? We'll talk about that another day.
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I did something funky to my back Tuesday morning that resulted in me spending the day in bed with ice on my back (thank you, Granny, for taking care of the kids!). The problem is getting better, but I'm not sure what I did or what is wrong. Either way, it's amazing how a back injury can make you aware of your bad posture. No digging up the weeds in the beds this weekend.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
3:22 PM
The masses speak!
I dig the Flikr...sorry to hear about your back!
The rest of your post...amen, sister.
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