My son has recently acquired a passion for basketball. He is practicing four or five hours a day – on his own at the park. He is a serial obsessionist. His goal today is to be an NBA star. What I can be thankful for is that he has the concept very clear – you […]
Six weeks ago I gave Wine Crafting (John Counter and Sir Joh A) $135. Today I took 30 of my own bottles and fourty minutes later took them out full of a lovely red wine. Service was excellent. Summary…-$4 a bottle, all in-low carbon transportation, shipping, etc.-waste created… 30 corks (easily reused or composted), 30 […]
On the request of a friend… here’s what our shopping list looks like these days. It came from the question… what do you do about Bulk Barn? Things are more expensive. Yes… they are. I find I’m willing to pay about 10% more for less packaging (counter intuitive I know, but you work with what […]
This weekend I was supervising some students in a virtual reality workshop #hackforheritage so it was a busy one! It’s Sunday night and I know if I do just one hour of concentrated food prep the week will be easier (and more delicious). So here I go. -instant pot is cooking 7 hard boiled eggs- […]
So, fairly recently, the Bulk Barn has changed their policy and will let you use any refillable container as long as it is clean. This is great news for those of us who used to bring our own bags… and pull them out furtively and try to refill them, while waiting for the inevitable scolding. […]
So we’re trying not to use plastic. I still send Rubbermaid lunch containers with the kids to school because, have you seen how my son treats his backpack!! A glass container wouldn’t last 5 minutes. But, at home I try to store leftovers and freezer food in glass. The cheapest option… glass. I have a […]
