Too long ago now (apologizes) my good friends Wen at La dilerante and Peter over at St Vincents Hospital Darlinghurst passed a 7 facts meme along to me.
So here goes, 7 random facts and faults:
I love to read.
I home learn with my children, (although it seems like we’re hardly ever home these days). They’ve […]
When we had the chance to visit the restaurant of our local celebrity chef in Vancouver who went up against ‘iron chef’ –and won!, we had this amazing butternut squash soup as an appetizer. Since then, I’ve been keeping my eyes open for a great and simple butternut squash soup recipe to rival it. I’ve […]
Yesterday I stopped by a convenience store to pick up the most thirst quenching, healthy drink I could find when we were out and about (should have brought the water bottle!) Beside the check out I noticed little vials of something promising to boost energy for 5 hours….and I thought that was what vitamin-added […]
It’s been a while since I visited my dashboard, and now I need to sit down and write and also catch up on some of my fav blogs which I’ve been neglecting. I’ve been frantically finishing up the first term with the children. I am breathing a sigh of relief as some of our activities […]
CERTIFICATE OF EMPOWERMENT
As bearer of this certificate you are no longer required to depend on the advice of experts. You may step back and view the entire world-not just your home, neighborhood or town, but the whole Earth-as a learning experience, a laboratory containing languages (and native speakers thereof), plants, animals, history, geology, weather (real […]
I found and bookmarked this great list of best and worst seafood choices over at Oceans Alive. Fortunately, fresh crab is on the best choices list (at least, once a week) since most of the seafood we currently eat at my place is shellfish. Oceans Alive lists best and worst eco-choices, and also fish to […]
Recently I found Environmental Working Group’s cosmetic database on the web. If you are like me, you’ve heard about some of the dangerous ingredients used in the cosmetic industry, but find it exhausting to keep on top of all the information. I try to use products that are as pure and natural as possible, […]