How to select and install a solar water heater by johnhorning on April 12, 2010 Solar water heaters have been around for a long time, in fact, it’s the oldest method of heating water known …
Got rotten bananas? Make sweetened banana bread by Kirsten Dirksen on April 6, 2010 Rotting- or overly ripe- bananas have amazing strength as a sweetener. Add them to a bit of flour, egg and …
Happiness via Twitter, Facebook, iTunes… the Internet by RoryMarinich on April 1, 2010 There’s kind of a freedom to being young in this millennium. It’s not worry-free per se, but there are fewer …
A 21st Century garbage can: seeking the ideal vermicomposter by Kirsten Dirksen on March 23, 2010 When the golf-loving gated-community-living mother of a friend of mine told me she had worms at a ladies tea, I …
Can living smaller and simpler make you happier? by Kirsten Dirksen on March 18, 2010 “Why don’t we look at the changing American dream, the old (Gatsby) and the new (Obama)?”, I asked in an …
Life on the small screen: fly less, video chat more by Kirsten Dirksen on February 23, 2010 For more than a century, it’s been the stuff of fantasies: in 1891, Alexander Graham Bell dreamed about “seeing by …
How does your vegetable vocabulary grow? (a quiz) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 22, 2010 Quick. How many vegetables can you name? Make a list and don’t read below. According to the Center for Disease …
The business of remade, redesigned, refashioned fashion by Kirsten Dirksen on February 16, 2010 Despite lacking a unified name- some call it redesigned fashion, others refashioned fashion, repurposed clothing, restructured design, etc- it’s a …
A primer on upcycled fashion and redesigned clothing by Kirsten Dirksen on February 13, 2010 When Colin Firth’s wife Livia Giuggioli (AKA Livia Firth) wore an old wedding dress on the red carpet at the …
A healthy, homemade fast food: rice balls by Kirsten Dirksen on February 8, 2010 As a mom- and as a snacker- I’m always looking for more finger foods (especially anything vegetarian). Since lately my …