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Archive: December, 2006

Serenity Now: Portland’s Japanese Garden

As promised, here are a few images from my Feb 2006 trip to the Japanese Garden in Portland Oregon. I defy you to feel Holiday angst while browsing these images. I may need to print one out wall-sized and hang it directly behind my computer. I'm

Amaze your friends this holiday season (Part 2)

Are you, like me, sitting at your desk reading crafty blogs, itching to get home and work on your own projects? Sneak in a little bit of time to make your own wrapping paper there at work. Pssst: I won't tell if you

Affordable Gifts For Gardeners (To Buy)

I'm not one to go nuts with the gardening products since a lot of required gardening materials are either one-time buys (like good shears), tools and containers that can be purchased used, or items that can be fashioned from recycled materials (i.e. plastic water bottles) -- I am

Warm Winter Wear Drive Update

knit1.jpg Last week I took 4 boxes of gorgeous, warm, handmade, winter items (and one You Grow Girl book) to The Redwood Women's Shelter here in Toronto. These boxes were the result of this year's You Grow Girl Warm Winter Wear Drive.

Gardening Mad

Because I haven't done so in a while, be advised that this post contains cursing. I received an email from a reader recently who was “disappointed” by the current contest prize pack which is comprised of assorted items from Julie Jackson’s Subversive Cross-stitch line. My initial

Mary Jane’s Farm

I posted about this over on my personal blog this morning, so apologies for the cross posting for any keeners out there. I found Mary Jane's Farm, a magazine/resource/catalogue/lovely-thingy, the other night at Chapters (of all places), while killing time waiting for my fella to

Hello Hamilton!

I'm going to be doing a couple of events on Sunday, January 14. 2007 in Hamilton, Ontario. If you're in the area do come out to one or both of these events and say hi! You Grow Girl Book signing at Mixed Media 174 James

Vegan Cranberry Thumbprints

I'd never been a fan of cranberry sauce that is until I started making my own. If you have ever made jam before, cranberry sauce is much like making jam, and just as easy to can. With fresh cranberries readily available, now is the

Compostable Dishware

sugarcanecup.jpg I discovered these compostable cups made of a sugar industry derivative called "bagasse" while partaking in my weekly cup of solar-roasted cacao drink at the Farmer's Market. That's my used cup in the photo above. Online environmental products store Branch carries

Organic Spiced Fruitcake

fruitcake I have just returned from my local Farmer's Market (which also just happens to be the best Farmer's Market, ever) where I was lucky enough to score a piece of Maria Solakovski's amazing organic Spiced Fruitcake. I've been buying Maria's cake

Hibiscus Rosea

Hibiscus rosea I bought this Hibiscus rosea plant back in May at the Parkdale Horticultural Society Annual Plant Sale. At the time the plant was a wee cutting but just today it opened its first bloom with two buds on the way. I

Plant-Related Holiday Gifts You Can Make

I was just thinking... seems like THE HOLIDAY SEASON is here, or something. I am very good at shutting out that which I would rather not see but with the powers that be pummeling us over the head with it earlier and earlier every year, it's kinda hard

Portland

With my gardens put to bed, it's time to catch up on all of the things I did over 2006 but neglected to write about. Late last February I took a trip to Portland, Oregon to do a couple of events. One was a presentation on

Tales from the Green Valley

I'm really exposing my inner geek here when I say that I've recently become interested in a BBC television series that is now playing on TVO called, "Tales from the Green Valley." The program follows a group of experts as they attempt to run a Welsh

Bay Area Family Missing

I first read about the missing Kim family on A Minor Thread's flickr page, where an image of a very serene and happy family's picture struck me deeply. They have been missing since November 25, 2006 and

Out of My Element

Frozen RoseAs I mentioned in an earlier post about turbid water, Vancouver BC (and environs) has been subject to some serious weather lately. November brought us floods, then plenty o'snow, followed by a serious drop in temperature, more snow and now a

Recycled Garden Contest Winners

The Recycled Garden Contest has come to a close. Myself and a team of impartial judges have voted and decided on two entires that have each won a copy of Tsia Carson's book, Craftivity. Just to refresh, here are the details: This time around the contest has
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