An Eloise Greenfield Poem

July 29, 2012

What is my favorite poem? I have never been a huge poetry fan, but when I read it to my daughter in order to expose her to a variety of genres, I am learning to like it. One that she loves to hear is by Eloise Greenfield and can be found in her Honey, I […]

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Philadelphia Plastic Bag Ban Petition

July 26, 2012

Why is it important to ban plastic bags in Philadelphia? Even though we tend to take reusable bags to each store at which we shop, it would be great for my daughter to grow up in the Philly area and not see plastic bags being handed out in the city’s stores. It would cut down […]

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Farmers’ Markets, Leftovers and an Eco-Friendly Tip

July 20, 2012

How are leftovers eco-friendly? One of the things that we have been better about has been using our leftovers. It’s eco-friendly because we are not being wasteful, we are using organic foods and we are trying to be as in-season as possible with our ingredients. Also, we have good glass containers to store leftovers in, […]

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First Blackberries of the Season

July 18, 2012

Nothing Tastes Better Than Fresh Berries From the Garden After taking out the recycling tonight, Tomato and I wandered over to the blackberry patch to see if any of the berries were ripe and ready. Above is our first set from picking. Tomato is very excited for breakfast tomorrow! Recently, I did a guest post […]

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Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes

July 17, 2012

Growing Heirloom Tomatoes Just a quick pop in this morning to show off these beauties. We are starting to see a lot of these Matt’s Cherry Tomatoes, an heirloom variety, come in. The plant itself has been a very wide tomato plant as opposed to a very tall one. So, the branches are everywhere and […]

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What’s My Style?

July 17, 2012

What’s my look? As a mom, I feel like my style has changed over the last few years. I used to shop at Anthropologie all the time for work clothes, but since “work” has changed to being home with the Tomato most of the day, a life in yoga pants, t-shirts and cargo shorts has […]

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How To Freeze Berries

July 15, 2012

What the easiest way to freeze berries? We are knee deep in the berry season here in the Philly area. Mid-season blueberries are in full force and blackberries are just starting to pop. We have a ton coming in on our bushes, so being able to enjoy them at their height is of utmost importance. […]

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How Do I Do My Laundry?

July 11, 2012

What’s my best laundry tips? With cloth diapers and three family member’s worth of laundry to do, I have been finding my way in my system. I’ve got it down now, so these are my 3 top tips for laundry. Organization – We’ve been through a number of different baskets and bins, and everything just kept […]

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Week of July 8th Garden Update

July 9, 2012

Can We Beat the Heat in the Garden? It has been about a month since I last checked in about our organic garden. It’s been a busy month with the transition from the school year to summer and the changes in schedules which that brings. I’ve also been enjoying my time in the Summer Blog […]

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Greatest Gift I Ever Received

July 9, 2012

Greatest Gift Ever Received Photo courtesy of Tim One of the greatest gifts that I ever received was time with my maternal grandparents. We were very close with my Nana and PopPop. They lived two streets over when we were little, we stayed at their shore house in the summers while we grew up, and […]

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