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In honor of Earth Day, I am no longer buying M&Ms in anything less than a
- Thread starter dawnnys
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Ok, I now feel guilty for driving the gas guzzler into work today. what can I do to compensate ?
without buying a 5lb bag of M&Ms that is. I think I'll gather up the old phone books and take them to recycling tomorrow. and maybe I'll have a rhubarb cordial over ice---made from my garden rhubarb last year---while sitting on the deck in a sweatshirt and gloves and watch the mountain sheep frolicing in the evening sun. yeah, that should compensate and take away the guilt.
without buying a 5lb bag of M&Ms that is. I think I'll gather up the old phone books and take them to recycling tomorrow. and maybe I'll have a rhubarb cordial over ice---made from my garden rhubarb last year---while sitting on the deck in a sweatshirt and gloves and watch the mountain sheep frolicing in the evening sun. yeah, that should compensate and take away the guilt.
richard-in-cincy
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There is something to be said about innoculation!!!! Eat the germs, don't suffer.
richard-in-cincy
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I planted. Then I planted. And then I planted...
richard-in-cincy
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Move south!
heather_in_sf
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How intersting, Havelock is a family name (first name) -I've never seen it used elsewhere
Do you know the history behind Havelock North?
Do you know the history behind Havelock North?
No, but these people might be able to help
So, now that I have > 50 posts, I can put up links, hence I can point you to http://www.havelocknorth.com/. While I don't know the history of the town, I'm sure someone there should be able to help smileys/smile.gif
So, now that I have > 50 posts, I can put up links, hence I can point you to http://www.havelocknorth.com/. While I don't know the history of the town, I'm sure someone there should be able to help smileys/smile.gif
I started with the best of intentions. I'm planning a Summer Solstice Festival at out community
garden June 21. It will be a fun family event with great organic food, music, natural crafts and education about sustainable living.
Yesterday I sat down to fill out the application for a city permit. I've had it as a PDF for a month now, but I've been busy. When I opened it I found out it was 30 pages long! I also found it was overdue, but I called the city office of Special Events and Filming and they said they'd accept it late, but I'd better hurry.
I'm new to this sort of thing, and the city doesn't differentiate between a little fundraiser in our garden and a major film shoot. They only want to know about parking impact, emergency plans, portable toilets, noise levels and insurance. "Dexter" is filmed here in Long Beach and I wonder if the Showtime folks go through as many cups of coffee for their events as I did.
I printed, and printed, and printed. Every time I made a mistake I had to reprint the page. That's more trees made into paper and more ink cartridges in the landfill. I drew up a site map that needs to be copied 6 times on 17 by 11 paper--that's a trip to Kinkos using fossil fuel, more paper, and more ink.
I needed a copy of a letter from the IRS confirming our non-profit status. This involved driving all over town--to one board member to get the key to the office, to the office to look for the IRS file, miles and miles of carbon-emitting driving. It was fruitless. No one knows where the letter is! We're still trying to track down a copy. I was so frustrated
I then swung by the garden itself to water my plot and saw that some well-intentioned neighbor had left a 20-gallon bin of kitchen waste outside the gate thinking we would want it for our compost. It had been there several days in 90+ heat, and someone had driven over it, so it was now a stinking mess full of flies. I apologize to anyone who may have overheard my rant about how I hate people, compost, gardens and the earth!!!
I finished the day with too much non-local, non-organic Pinot Grigio, well chilled by freon.
Sorry.
garden June 21. It will be a fun family event with great organic food, music, natural crafts and education about sustainable living.
Yesterday I sat down to fill out the application for a city permit. I've had it as a PDF for a month now, but I've been busy. When I opened it I found out it was 30 pages long! I also found it was overdue, but I called the city office of Special Events and Filming and they said they'd accept it late, but I'd better hurry.
I'm new to this sort of thing, and the city doesn't differentiate between a little fundraiser in our garden and a major film shoot. They only want to know about parking impact, emergency plans, portable toilets, noise levels and insurance. "Dexter" is filmed here in Long Beach and I wonder if the Showtime folks go through as many cups of coffee for their events as I did.
I printed, and printed, and printed. Every time I made a mistake I had to reprint the page. That's more trees made into paper and more ink cartridges in the landfill. I drew up a site map that needs to be copied 6 times on 17 by 11 paper--that's a trip to Kinkos using fossil fuel, more paper, and more ink.
I needed a copy of a letter from the IRS confirming our non-profit status. This involved driving all over town--to one board member to get the key to the office, to the office to look for the IRS file, miles and miles of carbon-emitting driving. It was fruitless. No one knows where the letter is! We're still trying to track down a copy. I was so frustrated
I then swung by the garden itself to water my plot and saw that some well-intentioned neighbor had left a 20-gallon bin of kitchen waste outside the gate thinking we would want it for our compost. It had been there several days in 90+ heat, and someone had driven over it, so it was now a stinking mess full of flies. I apologize to anyone who may have overheard my rant about how I hate people, compost, gardens and the earth!!!
I finished the day with too much non-local, non-organic Pinot Grigio, well chilled by freon.
Sorry.