Archive for August, 2009

Granolier Than Thou

When I read that phrase in the most recent issue of Yoga Journal, I knew I had to borrow it. You see, this summer I led an outdoor yoga series entitled “Going Green For God.” And in an effort to practice what I preached, I started looking for ways to green up our home. I’ve [...]

Bring Your Child To Work Day

I have to be honest: Bastien, Hadley, and I didn’t get much work done between 11 AM and 1:30 PM on Friday. That’s not to say that we weren’t busy, however.

Friday Funnies

Somebody help! The house is leaking hot air!! I’m going to need a bigger container…

Family Businesses You Should Know and Love

Eclectic Chiropractic Rehab Because I am personally responsible for convincing my brother-in-law to pack up his family and his chiropractic clinic in Texas and move back to Michigan, I feel I owe it to him to help promote his business here. Luckily for me, I can do this with a clean conscience because he is [...]

My Own Montessori School

Let me tell you about my new favorite book of the century. Got it off paperbackswap.com (imagine that!) and it is changing the way we survive around here. Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos by Karen Miller Okay, so you probably won’t find this book in the Survival Skills section of any bookstore, but [...]

PaperBack Swap

What started out as pretty much a disaster, has really shaped up to be about the best thing that’s happened around here lately. Whilst we were clearing out the basement to make way for Jim’s new photography studio, we were left with a couple odd stacks of paperback books. No charity wants them, but it [...]