Product Reviews

HelloFresh Delivery Box Review

March 13, 2013

Some weeks, having your groceries delivered to the door, like HelloFresh can do, is a lifesaver. As much as we like to be frugal about our groceries, sometimes it’s just a nice treat to  have someone else grab ingredients or hand me the recipe to make for the evening. We had a chance to check […]

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Garden Design with Jamie Durie App Review

March 6, 2013

If you are an HGTV fan, odds are that you have seen The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie. An accomplished and passionate horticulturalist and landscape designer, Jamie Durie has been designing gardens and outdoor spaces for years. A native Australian, he has traveled the world to design gardens and speak on behalf of many environmental […]

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Greenwoman Magazine

March 4, 2013

I am excited to be a part of the blog tour for Greenwoman Magazine: A Literary Garden. I have been greatly enjoying the fourth issue of this magazine, which can be read in print or online. Much as I enjoy Downton Abbey as a quiet and lovely getaway in the day, I am really appreciating […]

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Ranger Rick Treehouse App Review

February 20, 2013

We have been supporters of the National Wildlife Federation over the years and as Tomato has been getting older, I have been geekily excited for her to get the classic Ranger Rick magazine as a way to explore nature in print. We have recently been letting her have supervised time on the iPad with some […]

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Sugar Baby eBook Review

January 28, 2013

It’s the final Monday in January, so that makes this the final cooking resolution of 2013. My last cooking goal to share is to do more baking. Last week, I mentioned that I want to utilize my cookbooks more and that includes my ebooks. One of these is  Sugar Baby by Gesine Bullock-Prado. She is […]

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Ology Review: New Walgreens Products

January 27, 2013

If trying to find green alternatives to your everyday household products is one of your New Year’s Resolutions, then Ology is worth a try. Ology is the new green line from Walgreens, which is also available at Duane Reade. Our neighborhood Walgreens all have it available on their shelves. The containers are made from 100% […]

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H2O at Home Personal Care Review

January 24, 2013

Earlier this week, I spoke about H2O at Home‘s Household Cleaning Chiffonnettes and Natural Clay Powder Scrub. The reusable chiffonnettes are not on eco-friendly, but they are also economical. Not having to buy paper towels to help with cleaning around the house can help to save a lot of money. One area in which I […]

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Architecture Laid Bare Review and Home Improvement Resolutions

January 13, 2013

It’s a Sunday in January, so I am contemplating our home and garden resolutions for 2013. As I think about what we would like to tackle around the house, I have a resource at hand. Architecture Laid Bare!: In Shades of Green by Robert Brown is a new book that helps homeowners to determine which […]

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Badger Lip Tint & Shimmer Review

December 17, 2012

As the winter weather settles into the Philadelphia area, my skin and lips tend to become dry. It’s a combination of the weather, the radiator heat in our house and me needing to drink more water (on the New Year’s Resolution list for 2013). So,  I have been through my fair share of lip balms […]

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Canal House Cooking Vol. No. 2: Fall & Holiday eBook Review

November 19, 2012

I have said before that I am a huge fan of Canal House Cooking and their daily weekday posts about what they have made for lunch. Their desire to present delicious foods that are accessible to the home cook is accompanied by sharing knowledge about the benefits of eating in the season, shopping locally for […]

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