Wordless Wednesday: Perseverance
Mar 12, 2008
“You can do it! You can do it!”
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Recycled project: Hopscotch rug
Mar 12, 2008
Here’s a green project we did recently. I found several carpet samples for sale at a thrift store and thought they would make a fun carpet for our play area. I originally planned on sewing them together in a rectangle shape but then came up with the idea to make a hopscotch rug. My daughter has been into hopscotch lately so she loves it. This not only added a colorful accent to our floor but is functional too in that Emma can play on it.
At 50 cents a square the rug cost only $5 to make! If you try to make this yourself here is what I recommend: I found it hard to get a needle through the thick carpet (even a thick needle) so I first poked holes in it with an icepick and that did the trick.
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My Dream Home
Mar 03, 2008
I just found my dream house! For awhile now I’ve wanted to build an eco-friendly home for our family. At this point in our lives it isn’t feasible but hopefully in the future we will be able to. Today I stumbled upon the most adorable and eco-friendly house I’ve ever seen. You should totally check it out! It’s quite amazing! My brother thinks it looks like a Hobbit house from Lord of the Rings.
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Book Review: On Meadowview Street
Mar 03, 2008
“On Meadowview Street”
by. Henry Cole
This was a refreshing book to read. In this children’s book a young girl named Caroline moves to Meadowview Street. Ironically there are no meadows to be found there. Without realizing it Caroline ends up creating her own meadow in the family’s yard. Their “yard” becomes a habitat for insects, birds and wildflowers. Eventually the whole neighborhood follows her lead and every yard is transformed into a natural habitat.
I love this story because I’m not a big fan of the pristine American lawn. The idea of such a huge monoculture just doesn’t seem very natural to me. If I had my way my lawn would be a natural habitat just like Caroline’s with a variety of plants and creatures all working together in harmony. Until then I can dream can’t I?
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