Growing up in the Midwest we had one school vacation week in December and a second school vacation in March. It always felt like the perfect amount of time between vacations. Here in New England I’ve learned over the years that they like to vacation. And frequently. Schools have a vacation week over the holidays…
Healthy Living
Trader Joe’s Doesn’t Allow GMOs in Their Private Label Products
Trader Joe’s is a grocery store like no other. If you’ve been in one you know what I’m talking about. It’s a specialty retail grocery store with 395 stores, the majority in California with other locations in 30 states and Washington, D.C.. I use Trader Joe’s to stock up on nuts, cereals, pasta and some frozen…
Buried in Snow: Nemo Found Us
We finally dug out from under the piles and piles of snow left behind by winter storm Nemo. It was an incredible storm. We were among the fortunate who didn’t lose without power or heat. There are many still reeling from the effects of Nemo and my heart goes out to them. More than 400,000 customers…
Disney: Have a Heart This Valentine’s Day
This Valentine’s Day we are asking Disney to have a heart and we need your help. As many of you know, I started a petition asking Disney to remove toxic chemicals found in their Spiderman and princess lunch boxes. This is a guest post from our friends at the Center for Health, Environment & Justice,…
Nemo Strikes and Other Odds and Ends
Nemo is here. Filmmaker Albert Brooks tweeted, “They have named this new Nor’easter Nemo. I am not looking for it.” Nemo arrived later than predicted, but it found us and is still dumping snow as I write. When we wake up in the morning we could have over 24 inches on the ground. Thank you Nemo. There…
How to Have a GMO Free Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day just around the corner it’s impossible to miss the sea of red and chocolate in every aisle of every store. How did chocolate become almost synonymous with Valentine’s Day? There’s no surprise that after Halloween, Valentine’s Day is the single largest candy-consuming day all year in the Unites States. Unfortunately many of our…
Wordless Wednesday: Instagram Images
I’ve mentioned before that I have an addiction to Instagram. For those of you who have yet to join, Instagram is a free photo sharing network that lets anyone take photos with their smartphone and apply some pretty cool filters to make the photos extra special and then share with other Instagram users or on Facebook and Twitter. Yes,…
