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Archive: February, 2008

The You Grow Girl™ Eighth Birthday and First Annual Celebratory Haiku Contest

Can you believe You Grow Girl is eight years old? Neither can I. Sometimes it feels like all of this has passed in a blink of an eye. Eight years is a small child in grade three. When I look at it that way

Real Simple - The Best Blogs

I am so very proud that You Grow Girl was listed in Real Simple magazine's The Best Blogs article in their March 2008. And with You Grow Girl turning eight years old this month I can't help saying that it feels like my baby

Assorted and Sundry for 08/02/28

Micheal Pollan on The Hour speaking about his new book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. When the weight of a dollar is greater than the value of the earth - A great post from Renee on the rapidly changing face of organics. Green Roofs:

Urn Plant (Aechmea fasciata)

Photo by Gayla Trail

Plum Blossoms (Portland Chinese Garden)

Photo by Gayla Trail

Turning Towards Spring

Photo by Gayla Trail I'm writing this post today for all of you out there, who like me, have hit the cold, hard wall of Winter head-first. If success is measured by achieving an intentional purpose then this has been one of the most

Winter Brambles (Vancouver)

Photo by Gayla Trail

Winter Wetland

Photo by Gayla Trail

Just. Plain. Dirty.

dirty.jpg It sure is "ironic" when a notoriously litigious company comes out with an ad campaign that looks and sounds awfully familiar. And I do mean awful. I can not bring myself to point to the website. Davin Risk's photograph of my

Acquired in Vancouver

Photo by Gayla Trail I didn't buy much in Vancouver -- I'm not really a shopper but am more of a walker and picture-taker. In fact everything I acquired in Vancouver was collected within a single block. Upon arriving in the neighbourhood of
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