constantinople trays at shopscad
Yes, Spring brings flowers, those cute rubber rain boots, and Giants opening day. But even better, it kicks off the season of late evenings spent on the patio, meals featuring words like “grilled,” “rotisserie,” and “brined,” and icy beverages both adult and kid. Of course, I could shuttle drinks to my guests two-at-a-time, taking a [...]
Bucket that is similar to ours, only huge
That song from the old Sesame Street skit gets stuck in my head every time I get in the shower now. And why is there a bucket in the shower? Because the Modern Cottage is getting greener by the day. Or perhaps you’d say grayer.
A full-on grey-water collection [...]
ice cream sandwiches
I can’t help it. I have to say “cookie” in the weird kind of pseudo wookie manner of the Cookie Monster. Oh and P.S., a healthy Cookie Monster? What’s that all about? That HAS to be a harbinger of doom or a horseman of the apocalypse or something. Anyway.
S.O. had a birthday and [...]
home-made laundry detergent
Some lovely commenters have asked for recipes and specifics about the home-made detergents and cleansers I mentioned in my last post. I could link to one of the many DIY detergent articles I’ve seen on the web lately (It seems to be a moderately hot, shall we say “ultra-clean cycle,” topic), but instead [...]
cloth napkins at CB2
I don’t know if I mentioned this, but for about the last year it’s been S.O.’s (and by extension my, because I live with her and am subject to her will) mission to reduce our carbon footprint. Yes, we are among those people who make our own laundry detergent and eco-friendly household cleaners. [...]
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