
No Green Thumb but a GREEN State of Mind
I am not good with plants. I cringe when well-meaning friends give me a plant because I fear I will be the death of it. Seriously. I often am. Just late last year I finally killed a hardy plant given me by (then, new) close friends as a Get...
Everything Seems to Be Supersized These Days But Mattresses are Shrinking
© da-vooda iStock My husband & I live in Kansas City with our rescued cat. Over the years we’ve had dogs and cats and simultaneously for several years, we had 2 dogs and 2 cats. More about pets later. Unless specified otherwise, when I use the...
The Debate About Food
© Geralda iStock Is there anyone in the USA who - even modestly - pays attention to what's going on, hasn't heard about GMOs - Genetically Modified Organisms? Big Ag, their lobbyists, politicians and the media have done a bang up job of derailing Vermont's...