Contributors

Rach

I'm daughter to Lissie, sister to Jess, wife to Brien, mom to Hannah, Lily and Eleanor. I am a stay at home mom to my girls, and my free time is dedicated to gardening (I confess I'm still a novice and look to Lissie and Jess for advice), baking and cooking, and card making. I'm doing my part to make the earth a bit greener, trying hard to avoid processed foods and HFCS, and find the "slow food" movement intriguing and inspiring. I love visits to my local farmers' market, fresh produce, reading, getting out in nature, and spending time with my family.

Jess

Catholic, homeschooler, lover of books and great wine and an amateur gardening addict.

Lissie

I'm Melissa aka "Lissie", mother of Rachael and Jessica, and grandmother to a passel of the sweetest children on the planet. I'm a semi-retired public educator and professor who works from home for a small publisher. I am a lover of all things beautiful ... flowers, the mountains, nature scenes, the innocent faces of children, and my rock and fossil collection, to name a few. I enjoy shopping at the farmers' market for fresh foods and then experimenting with new recipes. Good food and good wine delight me. I love to travel so my suitcase is always packed. Like my daughters, I take pleasure in simple things ... clothes drying on the line, tomatoes so fresh they are still hot from the sun, good books, and interesting movies. I'd like to know everything before I die.
Purpose

I am attempting to live a simpler life by finding ways to resuse what I already have, grow some of my own food, cook more of my food from scratch and to learn some simple crafting techniques. Hopefully this blog will help me track my progress and be a diary of sorts of how I am incorporating those goals into my daily life.

 

2 comments:

J Short said...

I think it's awesome what you are doing! I have been trying to do a similar thing for the last three years ever since I began working for Heifer Intl. They're a global development group that works to provide animals and tools to impovershed communities to encourage self-sustainability. I really think what they do is great and through them, I've learned that I can do little things everyday to help others and the world (ie. re-use bags for groceries, bring my own tupperware for to-go boxes at restaurants, and simply walk more instead of driving). I think it's important not to rely too heavily on what's easy and I think what you are trying to do is amazing. I've kinda been lazy lately about my own goals, but seeing how there are others out there that are working too, I'm gonna start really being good to my cause again! Thank you! happy blogging!

S said...

how do you have the time? I am always in awe of you girl!





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