OUTDOORS
Little Green Fingers for the Summer Garden
Summer here in London is still young enough that we can get a good crop of veggies and herbs going in even the smallest of city gardens or balconies, and with that comes many opportunities of learning for my two little gardeners. Even though I am a trained Montessori teacher, it has been a learning ...
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BOOKS
'Lots: The Diversity of Life on Earth', a brilliant book by Nicola Davies
How many living things are there on Earth? LOTS! Our new favourite book, Lots: the Diversity of Life on Earth, elegantly illustrates how magnificent earth is, and impresses upon each reader how essential it is to respect our planet -- now! Did you know that there are 5,000 kinds of microbes in just one teaspoon of ...
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ESSENTIALS AND TIPS
Smart bags
Have you seen the Envirosax yet? Pretty clever, these foldable bags, and such fun designs too! I really, really loathe plastic bags these days. It's just such a waste, all of that plastic, and so unnecessarily destructive for our environment. If you read these facts, you probably won't touch another plastic bag ever again! In ...
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HOME AND DÉCOR
Eco Stickers
My kids are great but do have a tendency to get distracted. The amount of times I have found the water running in the sink or lights left on all over the place, it feels like we are wasting enough energy to power a small country. I just read about these little stickers today and ...
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UNCATEGORIZED
Is cheap the new chic?
Nobody can ignore it. Every time I pick up a newspaper, listen to the radio or turn on the TV, the credit crunch seems to be looming over our heads. I am noticing that in every magazine I read or newspaper I check online, everyone is writing tips on how to deal with the new ...
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BABY
Moltex
I do like to be as environmentally conscious as possible, so I feel guilty using disposable nappies... but I could never get my head around how to use the reusable ones. This is how I came across the Moltex nappies as a compromise. They are made out of unbleached cellulose, and the core of the ...
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